The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6.
The "China-Japan-South Korea Art Night" show was staged at the Qingdao Grand Theater in Qingdao, Shandong province on Dec 19.
A visit to the Chinese New Year Painting workshop.
Relics inside coffin in 2,000-year-old tomb of Haihunhou
Six major archaeological discoveries in 2015
A collection of beautiful, vivid moments in the natural world in China this past year.
China National Traditional Orchestra performs in the US.
An exhibition replicating the caves of China's Mogao Grottoes entitled "the Buddhist Art of the Silk Road of China" will be held from May to September at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, USA.
The year 2015 saw another boom in TV drama adaptations of online literature.
Wearing the traditional costumes, contestants of Global Miss Ecotourism from 42 countries visit the Nanjing Museum in east China's Nanjing city on Tuesday.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow (Chinese: 大雪), the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 22.