Dunhuang Research Academy has released a series of photos of grotto paintings that depict the Lantern Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.
A Peking Opera performance based on Goethe's masterpiece Faust tale has been staged in Beijing.
Many of China's traditional lifestyles have disappeared owing to the country's urbanization and modernization.
The Beijing Culture and Art Center, which opened in January in the heart of the city, doesn't see itself as an up-end art space, but rather as a "back garden".
Guo Taiyun, 91, a national-level inheritor of his craft, is working to revive the lost tradition of putting up woodblock prints during Spring Festival.
Buddha statues made by artist Jiang Sheng are not only displayed in galleries and museums, but also worshipped by Buddhists either in well-known temples or in their homes.
A Beijing exhibition of antiques from different dynasties reflects people's pursuit of simplicity and refinement in ancient China.
Zanba, or roasted qingke barley flour, floats in the air as it settles down on Tibetans attendinga worship ceremony in the square of the Palcho monastery in Gyantse county, Xigaze prefecture, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
Lamas perform religious dance at a square of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Northwest China's Gansu province, Feb 21, 2016.
People view the lantern show at Longting Park in ancient city Kaifeng, Central China's Henan province, Feb 21, 2016. Lanterns are hung around the city to greet the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb 22.
Record box office sales in the first week of the Year of the Monkey suggested another explosive year for the Chinese film market, the world's second largest.
A city woman fleeing her lover's backwater of a hometown showed the difficulty of upward mobility, which can be social, psychological or economic.