Worshippers dance during a memorial ceremony in honor of Da Yu, a legendary Chinese hero who tamed the Yellow River and made it beneficial to farming in the prehistorical era, held in Shaoxing city, East China's Zhejiang province, April 19, 2016.
Ming playwright Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion, revived in more recent times, is staring at a new lease of life with a Shanghai troupe embarking on a major tour, including of Prague and New York.
Archaeologists recently have found the teeth of Liu He, the controversial Chinese emperor who was deposed and stripped of his nobility after just 27 days in office, but later made a marquis.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain (Chinese: 谷雨)，as the last term in spring, starts on April 19 and ends on May 4.
Artists of China's national opera house perform during a dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's classic opera "Turandot" at the Erkel Theater in Budapest, Hungary, April 18, 2016.
Chinese and foreigners wearing ancient Chinese costumes pick tea leaves at a garden in Xuebu town, Jintan city of Jiangsu province, April 17, 2016.
Zhou Libo, a Chinese stand-up comedian who is famous for his iconic "Shanghai Style Small Talk", will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in July.
The National Center for Preservation and Conservation of Ancient Books and the Library Society of China, a network of public libraries in the country, will jointly launch a contest on the upcoming World Book Day to encourage young Chinese to explore ancient texts.
Titled Specific Artifact Exhibition of Two Emperors' Tutors, Weng Tonghe, and the Weng Family, the show opened in the Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum last week as part of a four-stop tour.
A Chinese photographer and his Japanese wife push efforts to promote photography as an art form.
The 18th International Peach Blossom Music Festival is being held in Beijing's Pinggu district until May 31.
Nina Yang has been noted for her classic style mixed with modern techniques, painting scenes of Chinese festivals, children, family gatherings, and everyday life among other things.
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