Children serve tea during a tea art performance at the Wuyishan Dahongpao International Zen-Tea Cultural Festival at Wuyi Mountain, Fujian province, Nov 17, 2015.
The month-long 17th China Shanghai International Arts Festival came to a close Monday at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
Opera "Mulan" is performed at the Gansu Grand Theater in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China's Gansu province, Nov 15, 2015.
More than 2000 years ago, the talented and courageous people of Eurasia explored and opened up several land and sea routes that linked the major civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa, which are collectively called the Silk Road by later generations.
The season's first snowfall on Friday brought severe cold to Beijing over the weekend, but it didn't affect the success of the opening galas of the 2nd China International Ballet Season.
Glass, one of the oldest man-made materials, carries a history of more than 2000 years in China.