China's chieftain heritage sites, mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou in southeast China, was inscribed in the World Heritage List on Saturday.
Some 1,000 historical documents on Japanese aggression have been donated to a Beijing museum after China said it welcomed such evidence.
The battle for the best turned sour between Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University (THU) as the two aired an enrollment feud on social media.
Few foreigners, myself included, know much about the 55 ethnic minority groups which comprise one in 10 Chinese people, or about their "self-governing" areas within China.
The third cultural discovery tour was hosted by the Ministry of Culture in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. I joined the tour, along with a group of diplomats and others, as a guest of the ministry.
If a marriage ceremony offers a snapshot of culture then a Mongolian wedding showcases it in Technicolor.
Chen Qingqing is relishing the chance to show her work, which focuses on wooden drawer installations, fiber hemp grass garments and light boxes, to a new audience.
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of respected painter and art educator Xu Beihong (1895-1953).
China has established a special platform to facilitate the reclaiming and trade of cultural relics lost overseas, local Beijing newspaper The Mirror reports.
The 2015 spring auction season in Beijing ended last week, but it failed to create much spring in the art market. Some insiders concluded that "the market may lack great pieces, but not monet".
China’s chieftain heritage sites, mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou in southeast China, will be considered by the 39thsession of the World Heritage Committee.
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