The largest art fair in town is going on at Shanghai Mart from Nov 12 to 15. This is the 19th edition of the annual event, when more than 150 galleries from 17 countries are showcasing paintings, sculptures, prints, video and installations.
People now visiting Beijing's Solana shopping park can also enjoy contemporary art at the newly opened Yang Art Museum.
Yuan Yunfu, 82, is best-known for his involvement in several important public art projects.
Chinese artist Hong Ling will tour his retrospective exhibition in Beijing, London and Dublin.
The culture produced thick, porous pottery which was typically black and made with charcoal powder. Plant and geometric designs were commonly painted on it and it was sometimes also cord-marked.
The Austrian composer Franz Schubert was a pioneer of turning poems into music.
A bronze pot containing chestnuts, unearthed in a 2,000-year-old tomb may prove the popularity of hot pot cuisine among ancient aristocrats.
North China's Shanxi province is revamping an ancient temple known for its perilous perch on a sheer cliff to protect it from falling rocks.
The discovery of a bronze pot containing chestnuts, unearthed in a 2,000-year-old tomb, may further prove the popularity of China's hot pot cuisine among ancient aristocrats.
Managers of the cemetery holding the remains of Confucius and his descendants have begun using a new electronic system mapping the site and keeping tabs on visitors.
A photo show titled Discovering the Beauty of the Silk Road opened on Saturday in Lanzhou. It presents magnificent landscapes, Buddha sculptures and customs of different ethnic groups in northwestern China's Gansu province.
Chinese collector Liu Yiqian spent $170.4 million on a Modigliani nude painting at Christie's in New York on Monday, a new record for a Modigliani piece.