The solo exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist Hong Tao was unveiled at the National Art Museum of China on Saturday.
Over 30 contestants from all across the country took part in the event and displayed a series of costumes, including traditional Chinese wedding dresses, bikinis and Western evening gowns.
Yang Shuangyan, a 42-year-old villager in Tongjiang county, Heilongjiang province, is famous for her fine paintings made of fish skin and scale.
Chinese lawmakers have called for more people-oriented approaches to improve work on cultural heritage.Chinese Minister of Culture Luo Shugang delivered the report on Saturday.
The three-day China International Culture and Entertainment Industry Expo 2017 ended in Beijing on Dec 17, after attracting more than 100,000 visitors.
A group exhibition featuring Chinese and Canadian female artists held in Vancouver this month offers a glimpse into the interests of women artists from different cultural backgrounds, living environments and generational perceptions.
Yang Chihung, an artist from Taiwan, likes symphonies and he listens to them when he paints. His favorite musicians include Bach, Beethoven, Mahler and Shostakovich.
LONDON-While most musicians seek to avoid a frosty reception at concerts, for Norwegian composer and performer Terje Isungset, a chilly feeling is nothing to fear: He performs with instruments he makes himself out of ice.
Cirque du Soleil is now in Beijing with Kooza, after a successful tour in Shanghai.
The China Association of Higher Education recently played host to a forum on plans for reform of the college entrance exam (or gaokao). The forum, held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province on Dec 21, marked the 40th anniversary of the resumption of the gaokao this year.
After contributing about 6,700 handwritten characters of clerical script, or lishu, to Microsoft Office and other software packages, Buddhist and a respected scholar Liu Bingsen (1937-2005) succeeded in etching out his place in the history of modern Chinese calligraphy.
The National Center for the Performing Arts' recent open house serves as a microcosm of how the venue has popularized high-end performances over the past decade. Chen Nan reports.