Invited by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, 18 members of the song and dance troupe MusicFest of South Africa arrived in China on April 29 for a visit that will end on May 8.
To celebrate the International Labor Day on May 1, Dunhuang Academy China displayed a series of frescos that illustrate workers involved in various trades on its WeChat account, a Twitter-like application.
The site of Xanadu Museum officially opened to public at Zhenglan Banner, Xilin Gol League in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on May 1, according to local authorities.
The grand opening for the 16th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival took place at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on April 25, 2016 with a Spring in China and Canada themed concert.
The cultural event "Library Night" was held at Moscow's China Cultural Center, bringing visitors a feast of Chinese paintings and books.
China spent big on culture in 2015, with a total of 68.3 billion yuan spent on cultural undertakings, an increase of 17.1 percent from 2014.
The second session of the Sino-South Korea-Japan Cultural Exchanges on Flower Arranging Art was held on April 26 at the Seoul China Cultural Center.
Born in Shanghai in 1922, He Youzhi spent more than half a century creating comics. He painted some 90 comic series, and even had new works in his 90s.
The 2016 work meeting of the Ministry of Culture concerning Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries was held in Beijing from April 22 to 24.
A gala to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Laos was held in Vientiane, capital of Laos, on April 25, 2016.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his, wife Lucy, visited the Tang: Treasures from the Silk Road Capital exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on April 23, 2016.
The 7th Cross-Straits Cultural and Creative Industries Exhibition is held in Taipei from April 20 to 25, 2016.