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Where ink art meets with oil painting

2016-09-13 15:52

"Xieyi", literally meaning painting the meaning, has been a tradition of Chinese ink art which skips the depiction of details but stresses on bringing out the inner meanings and spirits of the subject matters.

Ink artist captures the beauty of Hangzhou in her works

2016-09-13 15:40

Ink painter Wen Wei's exhibition now held in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, combines her devotion to traditional Chinese painting with a love of Hangzhou's poetic scenery. The exhibition ends on Sunday.

Silk Road International Culture Expo to be held in Dunhuang

2016-09-13 14:41

Visitors view the exhibits during a preview of the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Culture Expo in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 12, 2016.

The Disgrace and Honor on canvas

2016-09-13 14:14

Chinese artist Wang Xingwei's latest show mockingly depicts the exaggeration of Chinese people's fictionalizing power to fight against Japanese soldiers during China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), a once popular subject put on air by many TV dramas in the past few years.

Cultural relics exhibited at Potala Palace in Lhasa

2016-09-13 13:58

Visitors watch a Thangka painting displayed at an exhibition in the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Sept 12, 2016.

Corban Festival celebrated in Urumqi, NW China's Xinjiang

2016-09-13 13:49

Residents of a community enjoy food to celebrate the Corban Festival in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Sept 12, 2016.

This history of the Mid-Autumn Festival: what you should know

2016-09-13 11:34

As one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, September 12 this year.

Chinese mint exports 6,700 medals with panda images to US

2016-09-13 11:28

Shenyang Minting, China's oldest mint with 120 years history, exported 6,703 medals to US for the first time on Tuesday.

Sculptures turn Zhejiang seaside into visual feast

2016-09-13 10:34

Do you like sculptures? Imagine various kinds of sculptures put on the meadow in a park at the seaside - what a visual feast for sculpture lovers!

A view of the world seen through artists' eyes

2016-09-13 07:21

How do artists see the world? Artists, both from home and abroad, present their views, especially through paintings, in an art show that opened on Saturday in Beijing.

See emotions through a new perspective

2016-09-13 07:21

Photography's purpose is to capture slices of life and freeze them for eternity on paper. And, with new technology, artists have moved beyond realistic depictions to monologues through photography.

Elderly artist Wu Biduan holds first retro show of his works

2016-09-13 07:21

Wu Biduan is holding his first retrospective exhibition at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, where the 90-year-old taught for several decades until his retirement in 1988.