The Saga Dawa Festival, which honors the life of Buddha, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 4th Tibetan month and is one of the most important religious festivals celebrated in Tibet. Buddhists on this day usually goes to temples, raise a prayer pole and light butter lamps.
Eighteen couples participate in a group wedding ceremony of the Tujia ethnic group style in Wulong County of southwest China's Chongqing municipality, May 20, 2016
"In previous concerts, I sang the song, and that's it. But now I hope I can do a more comprehensive concert with its own logic and story," Gong said.
The objective of the International Museum Day is to raise awareness of the cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among people.
Grain Buds, the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 20 this year, and ends on June 5. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.
A series of activities were held to celebrate 40th International Museum Day at the Palace Museum, also called the Forbidden City, on Wednesday.
Model Liu Wen poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "La fille inconnue" in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 18, 2016.
Painter Li Xiaolin intends to present the beauty of traditional Chinese culture through her paintings. She combined the customs during a solar term and the associated food and created a series of illustrations named "24 Solar Terms and Chinese Delicacies".
The International Museum Day was celebrated nationwide on Wednesday.
Dozens of artists, entrepreneurs and government officials recently gathered at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for the launching ceremony of the project of a series of short movies about China Time-honored Brands.
Shen Qipeng's current solo exhibition, titled Images of Time, shows 178 drawings, sketches and ink paintings he has created over the past six decades.
The importance of museums playing a bigger role in cultural heritage and environmental protection was highlighted by a senior cultural official on Wednesday.
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