A Nobel laureate and a Peking Opera performer are among those honored for their roles in promoting Chinese culture at an annual program that is jointly hosted by a government body and a TV station.
People view artworks from university students during an art and design show in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2016.
China Post issued a series of special stamps, "New Year Greetings", on Jan 10, 2016. The stamp has one piece in one set, and the nominal value is 1.2 yuan.
Young enthusiasts of traditional Chinese Peking Opera perform a play in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
To celebrate his birthday, the Chinese cellist is organizing a two-day event in Beijing, where musicians from home and abroad will present recitals, workshops and movies for fans.
More than 14,000 relics have been retrieved from an ancient cargo ship after it was salvaged from a depth of 30 meters below the surface of the South China Sea in late 2007, Chinese archaeologists said Saturday.
Even though the Chinese Lunar New Year is still a month away, people are already going ape for the Year of the Monkey.
Chinese universities are starting to use their own diploma certificates this year after the government stopped requiring them to use a standardized design.
Workers repairing an ancient building in Taining county in Fujian province had a pleasant surprise on Friday when they found an amiable co-worker is a renowned artist.
New graffiti with the theme of love created by Chinese and foreign artists are seen in the Tian'ai Road which is also called the "love road" in Shanghai on Jan 7, 2015.
With the upcoming Year of the Monkey, a variety of gold, monkey-related products have sprung up all over China.
Cagar Monastery was built in the year of 1160, and it is one of the places that Milarepa, the Kagyu master, practicing Tibetan Buddhism.
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