A lecture on Chinese folk music was held at Yu Ying Charter School, Washington D.C. on Dec 10,introducing Chinese folk music and musical instruments for the students and teachers of the school.
An art installation "Inside the Cake" by London-based food artist Tom Wolfe is on display at the K11 Art Mall in Shanghai.
A Chinese Cultural Zone was opened at the Hamdan Bin Zayed School in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Dec 9. The zone was donated by the Chinese Embassy in the UAE.
Innovative designs of arts and crafts were put to their paces at the 23rd Fuzhou "Wishful Award" competition in Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, on Wednesday.
An exhibition of African wood sculptures entitled "One Family, One Way" was held at Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall on Dec 5.
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.
Chinese singer Tan Weiwei and five senior artists of Huayin Laoqiang Opera jointly performed on a TV show on Dec 5, causing a sensation among viewers.
A lecture on Chinese ethnic instruments was held at Habibie & Ainun Library in Djakarta, Indonesia this Monday, attracting over 100 listeners from political circles, academic circles and the culture and art circles to the library.
The 13th Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum was held in Hong Kong on Monday under this year's theme "Community wide-support: The Foundation for Vibrant and Sustainable Cultural Growth".
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 22.
The Chinese Culture Season drew to close at the end of November after a series of cultural activities in London, Edinburg, Newcastle, and Belfast, etc.
The Confucius Institute Headquarters announced at a press conference in Shanghai on Thursday that the 10th Confucius Institute Conference would be held in Shanghai World Expo Center from December 6 to 7.