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'Happy Chinese New Year' events in Beijing to kick off soon

2017-01-04 15:07

China Readers' Club, a 2017 Happy Chinese New Year event will be held in Beijing from Jan 16 to 22. A culture week will be featured during the event at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.

Leafing through memories

2017-01-04 08:56

Two Chongqing university students have used fallen ginkgo leaves to help preserve precious memories of their campus days.

Many relics unearthed from Liao Dynasty tomb

2017-01-03 16:56

After two years' excavation, a large cache of ceramics have been unearthed at an imperial concubine's tomb dating from the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) in Duolun county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Tyrus Wong, pioneer 'Bambi' artist, dies at 106

2017-01-03 15:48

Tyrus Wong, whose paintings served as visual inspiration for Disney's animated classic Bambi, died Friday, Dec 30. He was 106.

Mural found in north China ancient tomb

2017-01-03 15:41

Archaeologists have found murals dating back more than 900 years in a tomb in North China's Shanxi province.

Mercedes-Benz extends name deal for Shanghai arena

2017-01-03 13:39

German automaker brand Mercedes-Benz has extended its partnership with AEG and Oriental Pearl Group for the naming rights of the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai until 2025 — an additional five years beyond the existing 10-year deal negotiated by American arena operator AEG, which commenced in 2011.

Serial pictures give old art form a new lease of life

2017-01-03 08:13

Like many of his peers born in the 1960s, Li Chen was a fan of Chinese picture books in his childhood.

The Beiyang Fleet

2017-01-03 08:08

Beiyang (literally meaning "the northern ocean") Fleet was established by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in 1871 as one of four modernized regional navies when the dynasty faced a crisis and launched a series of reforms.

Sunken heroes

2017-01-03 08:04

Archaeologists unveil the tragic story of a historic sea battle more than a century ago as they excavate an ironclad warship, Wang Kaihao reports.

Han Meilin's works show deep influence of cultural traditions

2017-01-03 07:18

Through his six-decade career, Han Meilin-who is well-known as the chief designer of Fuwa, the good-luck mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008-has always turned to Chinese cultural traditions for inspiration.

See globalization throught art

2017-01-03 07:11

An ongoing exhibition examines the economic, social and cultural transformations of the BRICS countries. The works on display show how artists react to these shifts. Lin Qi reports.

He covers beijing in dragons

2017-01-02 07:32

Qi Xinghua is a dominant figure in the Chinese capital's nascent street art scene, Dominic Morgan reports

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