In 1790, four opera troupes from Anhui province performed for the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and later stayed on in Beijing to develop their performance style.
The 11th National Calligraphy and Seal Carving, now at the National Art Museum of China, traces the aesthetic transformation of Chinese calligraphy over the decade.
Actors from the Israeli Cameri Theatre rehearse at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 13, 2015.
The Qinghai Cultural Tourism Festival was opened in Xining on Thursday.
After four years' construction, Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, a modern theater complex in Southern Beijing, will make its debut after 100 days on November 20 this year.
A visitor views items displayed during the gold and silver ware exhibition of the Palace Museum at the Olympic Tower in China's capital Beijing, Aug 11, 2015.
Parkview Green Art Taipei's first exhibition, titled Spiritual Field, teams up artists from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and South Korea, who communicate different approaches to life and art.
Peter Seabourne's Concerto for French Horn demands a virtuoso performance, and that is what Czech soloist Ondrej Vrabec brought for the Asian premiere—in concert with Chinese conductor Lyu Jia.
An international circus carnival is held in Yinchuan Coliseum recently.
"Terracotta Warrior 3D"—a ground-breaking musical about the first emperor of China— will make its US debut in Denver, Colorado.
Painting is an exhibition which, its curator and artist Geng Jianyi hopes, will enable viewers to feel the inner power of painting. On show are canvases, ink paintings, drawings and watercolors by four painters including Dong Dayuan, Duan Jianwei, Wang Yongliang and Yu Huijian.
Participants wearing traditional costumes of Yi people pose at a beauty contest during the Torch Festival in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2015.