The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has begun to renovate one of its major former imperial courtyard houses in an effort to better protect a building that is nearly 500 years old and to set an example for preserving other historical buildings.
Traditional Peking opera or latest fashion show? Well, the two seem to belong to different eras. However, what happens when they mix together?
The "Sino-Japanese-Korea Symposium on Theory and Practice of Local Studies" was held in Beijing Union University from August 20 to 21, with more than 80 participants from China, Japan and South Korea attending the event.
Singer Li Yuchun performs during her solo concert in Beijing on Aug 20, 2016.
A sacrifice ceremony was held to worship Queen Mother of the West, or Xiwangmu, in Jingchuan county of Northwest China's Gansu province, on Aug 20, 2016.
When travelling to places such as Yunnan province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China, tourists often want to listen to local folk songs.
Authorities at all levels should consider public health when drafting policies, said President Xi Jinping at a meeting on the proposed Healthy China strategy.
Chinese theater director Tian Gebing is known for incorporating elements from visual art into his plays.
A movie star, whose meteoric rise gave hope to the masses, has left the public divided with his marital woes.
A grand accordion performance is staged in Tacheng prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to challenge the Guinness World Record, August 20, 2016.
People of the Tibetan ethnic group perform in equestrian event during a celebration of the Ongkor Festival in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Aug 18, 2016.
People of Dong ethnic group in traditional costumes attend a traditional festival in Zhongluo village of Liping county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Aug 20, 2016.