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Letter from Mao Zedong to UK politician to go for auction

2015-12-01 21:23

A letter written by China's Mao Zedong asking a leading British politician for help in fighting Japanese invaders in 1937 is to be auctioned later this month in London.

Western science in the eyes of Chinese emperors

2015-12-01 16:53

A collection of 110 cultural relics of Western science and technology in the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong (1681-1796) from the Palace Museum will be exhibited in Shangdong Museum from Dec 1.

Exquisite jade pieces of Mughal period on display at HK

2015-12-01 16:38

At an exhibition called "Heavenly Crafted: Selected Mughal Jades from the Palace Museum", the Chinese University of Hong Kong is showcasing 40 exquisite pieces of jade artwork of Mughal style, a typical style during Mughal Empire (1526-1857) period.

Beware the risk in buying art overseas

2015-12-01 16:32

Chinese art collectors have been flocking to Japan since October particularly seeking Chinese antiques.

Palace Museum's 'emoji' of cultural relics goes viral

2015-12-01 15:45

The Palace Museum is having fun with some artifacts again by releasing a series of light hearted emotions unearthed from its numerous cultural relics.

Prehistoric artifacts found in China

2015-12-01 14:04

More than 300 items used by prehistoric people in their daily life 4,000 years ago were unearthed in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Hangzhou Art Festival brings you back to the Southern Song Dynasty

2015-12-01 13:31

2015 Hangzhou Art Festival was held in Phoenix YuYuan art base on Nov. 28 in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province.

Exhibition of Dunhuang art held in Shanghai

2015-12-01 11:14

An exhibition, Dunhuang – Song of Living Beings, opened at the Shanghai Himalayas Museum in Shanghai, Nov 29, 2015.

Suzhou displays Cai Guoqiang's gunpowder art 'Day and Night'

2015-12-01 10:48

Cai Guoqiang's large scale gunpowder artwork "Day and Night", is on display at the art space of Eslite Suzhou, Eslite's first flagship store on the Chinese mainland in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.

Making waves with water

2015-12-01 08:06

Zheng Lu finds a unique source of inspiration to make his points about life and nature.

Rare British clock gifted to Chinese royals up for auction

2015-12-01 07:58

An 18th-century British clock, once kept at a Chinese royal court, is among a dozen antiquities that will be sold at a night auction on Monday in Beijing.

Keeper of the past

2015-12-01 07:34

Preservers of Chinese heritage gathered at Palace Museum in Beijing last week to celebrate 70 years of the founding of UNESCO and the 30th anniversary of China's ratification of the World Heritage Convention.