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Yizhou draws visitors with Zhuang folk songs

2016-12-01 13:33

"Nothing but singing can express my deep love for my fellow man," goes the classic lyrics from the film Liu Sanjie, or Third Sister of the Liu Family.

Paintings from Qing Dynasty garner millions at auction

2016-12-01 10:03

Two paintings once housed in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)'s imperial art collection sold for tens of millions at a Hong Kong auction on Monday.

Chinese ceramics hammered off for high price at Christie's auction

2016-12-01 09:56

A 15th-century qinghua (blue-and-white) stem bowl that Chinese emperors used during sacrificial rituals was hammered off at HK$60 million ($7.7 million) at Christie's auction on Wednesday.

Long wait over

2016-12-01 07:41

Derek Yee's film Sword Master, based on a 1970s Chinese novel, will hit mainland theaters on Friday-17 years after the director planned it.

6,000-year-old pentagon house discovered in North China

2016-11-30 14:44

Archaeologists have found ruins of a pentagonal structure believed to have been a tribal meeting hall or a leader's office from 6,000 years ago, authorities in North China's Shanxi province said Monday.

Zhuang culture: home of colorful dresses, folk songs

2016-11-30 10:53

Women dressed in traditional Zhuang costumes sing folk songs to welcome guests in Liuhezhai, a scenic spot of Yizhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 29, 2016.

China's '24 solar terms' looks to be added on heritage list

2016-11-29 11:09

China's "24 solar terms" received attention at the 11th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritages that opened in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa on Monday.

China's prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins to be made animated movie

2016-11-29 09:39

Plans are in the pipeline for an animated movie about the prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Chinese movie awarded at Italian film festival

2016-11-29 09:26

A Chinese movie won the 34th edition of the Turin Film Festival for an annual award.

Rare Ming royal stem bowl to feature at Christie's auction

2016-11-29 08:30

A 15th-century qinghua (blue-and-white) stem bowl that was meant for the sacrificial rituals of Chinese emperors will go under the hammer at Christie's sale in Hong Kong on Nov 30.

Vows of trust

2016-11-29 07:45

A copy of a personal undertaking signed in Tokyo by Sun Yat-sen and his wife, Soong Ching-ling, is at the center of an ongoing Beijing exhibition.

Wu Zhen scroll set to be auctioned

2016-11-28 16:44

A 2-meter-long color ink scroll from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) will be auctioned on Dec 6 in Beijing.

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