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.
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.