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.
The six main buildings of the Forbidden City in Beijing have been illuminated to showcase the original look of the palace to visitors on May 18, 2016.
More cultural spaces will be encouraged in Beijing's highly commercialized hutong, including the popular Nanluoguxiang, said Dongheng district government.
The country's only wheat-themed museum opened recently in Wen county, Henan province. Covering an area of 3,995 square meters, the museum fully displays the history, culture and the evolution of wheat, one of the world's main food sources.
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