For one designer, fine porcelain dinnerware elevates meals into an aesthetic experience, and still keeps things simple.
Grand designs and great expense for a final resting place ultimately fell victim to time and upheaval.
Remains testify to a battle for power that lasted for nearly 30 years
When historians and archaeologists decided to excavate a Ming Dynasty imperial tomb, little did they know of the complex task that lay before them
French industrialist Emile Guimet (1836-1918) is known for his assembly of Chinese and Japanese works of art, based on which he founded the Guimet Museum. Now a state institution in Paris, the museum houses part of his collection of East Asian art.
Zhao Fuhua shows miniatures of buildings he made based on those originally in the old town of Xiangyang city, Central China's Hubei province.
The annual International Antiques Fair will return to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 27 to 30, presenting both Eastern and Western works of art.
As a city located beside Qiantang River in South China, Haining city in Zhejiang province has all the characteristics of a water town. The Nanguanxiang historical and cultural street in Haining is the most typical scenic area reflecting the beauty of a water town.
With China hosting the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing earlier this week, the demand for stories related to the initiative has gone up, according to Chinese publishers.
The online version of Encyclopedia of China (third edition), which will be released next year, is not aimed at Wikipedia, as many people assume, says Yang Muzhi, executive editor-in-chief of the encyclopedia.
None of 4th-century calligrapher Wang Xizhi's works survive today. But there are facsimiles of masterpieces by him. One of them, which is with Nanjing University in eastern China's Jiangsu province, is part of an ongoing exhibition.
A painting by the late Li Binghong, which marks the founding of the People's Liberation Army, is now available for public viewing at the National Art Museum. Lin Qi reports.
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