Self-made Chinese real estate developer Zhang Guiping, 65, was reportedly the buyer who paid 303.6 million yuan ($44 million) for a Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) painting at a Beijing auction on Dec 4.
The National Center for the Performing Arts announced the child opera Apandi will be staged on Dec 22.
An ancient mural tomb from the Ming Dynasty was excavated recently in Xingyang city, Central China's Henan province.
An exhibition of seals produced by Wu Changshuo and others inspired by him opened on Thursday at the National Museum of Classic Books in Beijing.
After six years of excavation, Shanghai Museum introduced the latest discovery of the ruins in Shanghai's Longping Temple on Thursday.
"Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages.
Makoto Shinkai is renowned for his conscientious efforts in scenery drawing. Cloud, color, rays of light and open fields represent the four essential elements in his animation creation.
An artist displays handicrafts during a handicraft fair in Kolkata, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, Dec 7, 2016.
The signature bronze lion sculptures in front of HSBC in Hong Kong have been painted with rainbow-colored stripes and circles in support of LGBT rights.
An international photography exhibition featuring Shilin through the eyes of foreigners kicked off on Dec 6.
The prizes for Calligraphy China were awarded to 163 people from different parts of the country on Dec 3 in Beijing.
The Chengdu Museum is preparing to host an exhibition on Dunhuang grotto art and the Silk Road starting later this month.