The National Center for the Performing Arts is putting up a Mandarin version of King Lear, and this work aims to make the playwright more relevant for contemporary audiences.
Chinese lawmakers on Sunday adopted new legislation to improve cultural services.
A branch of Beijing's Palace Museum, generally known as the Forbidden City will open in Hong Kong in 2022, to give residents and tourists opportunity to view some of China's most treasured artifacts.
Tibetans lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in an annual festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism.
Artists perform in the shadow play named "Shadow Hollywood" in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec 23, 2016. The play performed by the shadow theatre Fireflies bases on the world-known movies, and movie enthusiasts from all over the world can find their favorite stories and characters coming into life in the shadows.
Combo photo taken on Dec 23, 2016 shows ceramic works with overglazed traditional literati paintings created by artists Xiang Zhengyi and Li Caixia in Jingdezhen, East China's Jiangxi province.
December 22 marked the ninth anniversary of the National Center for the Performing Arts and the start of its annual public art festival. The one-day event featured 16 performances, five lectures and 10 exhibitions, which attracted thousands of visitors.
Chinese artist Han Meilin, known for his versatility, is to have two of his works featured on postage stamps which will be issued for the upcoming Chinese Year of Rooster.
On Dec 21, Chinese singer Li Yugang announced on social media that he has become an apprentice of artist Han Meilin.
After more than four years of renovation, the Beijing Arts and Crafts Museum opened on Dec 21, with a focus on showcasing the city's traditional handicrafts.
Real-name users of Alipay, the payment system of China's e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba, can register to become organ donors on the payment platform from Thursday.
Zhao Lingyi, a post-90s woman, started to run her own cake shop in Weihai in Shandong after graduating from Shandong University last year. Named "Jiang Guo", the shop offers oil painting-themed cakes that attract many customers.