Fireworks show marking the New Year's Day of 2016 is held at Victoria Harbour in South China's Hong Kong, Jan 1, 2016.
The National Ballet of China put on Don Quixote at the Tianqiao Theater on Dec 25-26, 2015. It is the final performance of the 2nd China International Ballet Season that lasted from Nov 6 to Dec 26.
Lantern show held in Chongqing to embrace New Year
Chinese culture greeted people all over the world through exhibitions and performances in 2015. These activities raised awareness about China and its people.
A long-awaited new branch of Taipei's Palace Museum was inaugurated in Chiayi city of south Taiwan on Monday.
The exhibition of Wei Feng's Chinese freehand brush paintings was held in Beijing on Dec 26.
The First Straw Art Festival of Panjin City recently opened in Northeast China's Liaoning province.
Photo taken on Dec 25, 2015 shows gold plates newly unearthed from the tomb of "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) in Nanchang city, capital of East China's Jiangxi province.
A Chinese lantern show was held in Sacramento, California of the United States, attracting visitors with various huge lanterns.
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.