The highly detailed gongbi technique, with a history of 2,000 years, is still held dear by Chinese painters today.
Film director and photographer Gu Changwei's latest production isn't at the cinemas but rather at three exhibition halls of the National Art Museum of China.
The 82-year-old conceptual artist and singer Yoko Ono was in Beijing late last week for her exhibition Golden Ladders, which is being held at a Faurschou Foundation gallery in the city's 798 art district.
Zhoushan, a city of many islands in East China's Zhejiang province, is well-known as a tourist destination and for its rich fishery resources.
Pascale Mussard, a sixth-generation member of Hermes, has run an in-house unit for reusing materials that were among waste at Hermes to create art works.
An actor puts on make-up at the backstage before a Chinese opera show in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 22, 2015.
Working staff arrange conference hall of the 4th Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov. 23, 2015.
The University of Zimbabwe on Friday launched the first ever Chinese- Shona dictionary alongside five other books as the country's oldest institution of higher learning moves to advance intercultural exchanges between people of the two nations.
The number of gold coins found in the "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) cemetery has risen to 187, far exceeded experts' previous expectations of around 50, according to Beijing Morning Post.
Over the weekend, severe temperatures brought a heavy snowfall to Beijing. It brought beauty to scenery spots in the city.
With star performers, lavish costumes, elaborate makeup and quick acrobatics, the Peking Opera brought two of its masterpieces to Britain for the first time in a decade.
Actor Sebastian Stan, director Ridley Scott, actor Matt Damon and actress Chen Shu attend the premiere of The Martian in Beijing, Nov 20, 2015. The Martian will hit Chinese cinemas on Nov 25.