If the Chinese emperor who ordered the Forbidden City's construction were still alive, he'd be rapping about his courtly antics and taking photos with an iPhone.
The National Museum of China's wax gallery was officially opened to the public on Friday. On display are the effigies of 34 culturally important personas of 20th century in China whose wax models are now installed at the museum's south wing.
A sized canvas that Dutch master painter Peter Rubens took the subject from the Old Testament sold 45 million pounds ($58 million) at a London auction on Thursday night.
Zhou Libo, a Chinese stand-up comedian who is famous for his iconic "Shanghai Style Small Talk," made his debut on July 8 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Director and producer Mei Shuaiyuan is known for shijing yanchu, or shows that use real scenery in open-air performances with hundreds of performers to display local culture and traditions.
A cultural fair aimed at displaying original customs and life of old Shanghai kicked off in Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai on July 9.
Villagers of Dong ethic group present folk costume and instruments of labour during an event to celebrate the traditional festival on the sixth day of sixth month of Chinese lunar calendar in Yejiaoyuan village of Xuan'en county in Hubei province.
Villagers of Miao ethic group play drums to celebrate the traditional festival on the sixth day of sixth month of Chinese lunar calendar in Jiulong village of Songtao Miao Ethic autonomous county in Guizhou province on July 9.
Miao ethnic people who live in Anning village of Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region added water basketball to their traditional festival to celebrate the fish harvest on July 8.
The World Stroke Organization recently announced in Beijing a global partnership with the medical technology, service and solutions company Medtronic aimed at increasing stroke awareness and to support stroke patients worldwide.
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that 29 sites are on the nomination list of World Heritages this year.
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