When Chen Hong refused her colleagues' invitation for a party after work, explaining that she had a calligraphy class to attend, her colleagues were surprised and wanted to know why she was learning the ancient writing style.
Parents are discovering the benefits of getting their kids to learn calligraphy.
Since it was launched in 2013, the annual Beijing People's Cultural Consumption Season has offered a rich program of events from July to November, including performances, exhibitions and workshops in both the city center and suburbs.
On July 17, 46 couples from different ethnic groups across China got married at a scenic spot in Gansu province, famous for its fragrant flower fields.
Ma Xiaotian has been painting lotus flowers at his studio in Beijing even in the July heat.
A Confucius museum under construction in the hometown of the ancient Chinese educator and philosopher will be home to more than 700,000 relics, including well-known Confucius family documents, sources with the museum said on Saturday.
Academic "time detectives" from Liverpool have used 3-D digital technology to reveal the face of a Bronze Age farmer who lived in middle England 4,000 years ago.
An ongoing art show in Beijing sheds light on the importance of human emotions in our tech era.
The French celebrated their national day on the weekend, an occasion that inspires plenty of Champagne-swilling and fine dining.
Italian artist and art historian Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) published one of Michelangelo's two biographies during the Florentine artist's lifetime. He is also known for writing other artists' biographies.
An exhibition of hundreds of paintings and sculptures shows how one province shaped Chinese art since the early 20th century.
Shijingshan Amusement Park, a theme park located in Bajiao, in Shijingshan district in Beijing, is holding a carnival through Aug 31.
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