Of the many art trends initiated by intellectuals in the past, one was painting and writing on fans made of paper and silk.
The great leaps in technology have transformed the method and presentation of artistic creativity, but although no longer as dominant as it was once, painting remains the main canvas — quite literally — upon which many express themselves.
And Then There Were None, a play by acclaimed British director Lucy Bailey will tour cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, for the first time from May to July.
Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Du Fu, who's regarded as one of the greatest, would not have expected to become the subject of an online pop culture trend in 2012, the 1,300th anniversary of his birth year.
The Evolution of Rites in the East, a grand exhibition to trace the history and cultures originating in Shandong province, sparked good reviews when it was held at the Tsinghua University Art Museum from October to early this year.
German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter is on tour in China, playing a recital at Shanghai Oriental Art Center on Mar 15, and then at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing on Mar 17.
He Duoling is best known for several paintings he made in the 1980s, such as The Awakening Spring Breeze and Snow Goose.
Sketches are artists' attempt to roughly delineate a subject, and often help them to later complete a larger painting in the studio.
Compilation of Classics in the Flourishing Age, an exhibition at the China Millennium Monument, is dedicated to an ambitious cultural chronicle that began in 2005.
Rong Bao Zhai is a time-honored brand that began life as a small studio in 17th-century Beijing, selling paper, brushes and other materials used in Chinese ink art.
At A Magic Touch on Paper, an exhibition running through to Jan 23, the museum is showing a vivid selection of such works.
Through the Riptide as a Canoe is the sixth global exhibition focusing on overseas Chinese now on at the He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
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