The wooden combs of the Miao ethnic group have a history of more than 1000 years. It is a necessity for Miao women. Different branches of the Miao ethnic group require different styles of wooden combs to match their costumes.
The First Asia Biennial & the 5th Guangzhou Triennial is underway at the Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. It runs through April 10.
A special exhibition featuring Chinese paintings and traditional calligraphy opened in Moscow’s China Cultural Center on December 8.
The China Cultural Center in Wellington, New Zealand, was inaugurated by Chinese Vice-Minister of Culture Ding Wei and Chief Executive of New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage Paul James on Dec 11.
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.