Chinese smartphone users tapping away to take photos on their devices has become a common sight across the country.
A celebrated Russian artist uses flowers, ballerinas to build bridges among cultures. Ren Qi and Pan Mengqi report.
Grace Wu Bruce is known to people who love classic Chinese furniture as a prominent dealer in the field, and she is often hailed as the "queen of huanghuali" (a highly sought-after wood used in Chinese furniture).
The ongoing Beijing International Art Biennale features paintings, sculptures and installations from more than 100 countries. Lin Qi reports.
A half marathon for women was held at the Beijing Garden Expo Park on Sept 23.
The novel A Muslim's Funeral has sold more than 4 million copies since it was published three decades ago, according to its publisher, making it one of the lasting modern classics in China.
The museum is known as "a kingdom of bronze wares", as it collects numerous bronze pieces in various categories spanning a long period. The most precious treasure of the museum is a bell set unearthed from Leigudun Tomb No. 2 in 1981.
Chen Jialing is hailed a versatile artist who has formed a distinctive style when seeking a connection between Chinese and Western art, and who has demonstrated excellence in industrial design.
The Civilizations of Qin and Han, the exhibition now on at the National Museum of China, celebrates the glory of the two dynasties (221 BC-AD 220) in terms of politics, economy, arts and culture.
Southwest China's Sichuan province announced travel routes and discounts to woo tourists during the National Day holiday week and the Mid-Autumn Festival in early October.
American journalist Erik Nilsson milks yaks, collects dung and herds sheep with slingshots to discover firsthand what it's like to survive on the frosty Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
The Inner Mongolia autonomous region - home to 40 percent of China's desert land - is one of the areas tasked with combating the process of desertification. The progress made in Ordos, one of the largest cities in the region, has won global recognition as a model of "greening" in the fight against "cancer of the earth".