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Herdsmen in Xinjiang take part in folk activities in winter

2016-01-27 15:55

Brave herdsmen in Fukang in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region took part in folk activities in the Winter Games held on Jan 26, 2016.

Monkey themed designs get vogue amid festival air

2016-01-27 14:10

Amid the brisk festival air for the lunar new year, monkey themed designs are receiving a high fever, from stamps to commemorative coins, even fashion items and handicrafts.

Massive Chinese-English dictionary ready to hit the shelves

2016-01-27 11:18

The two-volume A Century Chinese-English Dictionary is expected to be released by the Shanghai Translation Publishing House later this year.

Treasuring roots of a civilization

2016-01-27 10:50

Over the past two decades, author and artist Feng Jicai has been investigating, saving and protecting folk heritage, which is vanishing amid fast changes in Chinese society.

Madame Tussauds to open in Chongqing

2016-01-27 10:36

China will get its fifth Madame Tussauds wax museum when a new one opens in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing this summer, local authorities announced on Tuesday.

Italian veteran gets into the act in La Gioconda

2016-01-27 09:32

Pier Luigi Pizzi, Italian opera director, and set and costume designer, is in Beijing, working an elaborate new production of La Gioconda, which will be staged at the NCPA in Beijing Jan 27-31.

A very European sound

2016-01-27 09:12

Riccardo Muti conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to give two concerts in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday.

Beijing's hutong under pressure

2016-01-27 07:57

Local officials in Beijing vowed to further renovate and protect the city's cultural heritage, in particular the narrow streets or alleys known as hutong.

Liao Dynasty treasures on display

2016-01-26 15:17

Cultural relics of the Liao Dynasty (916 to 1125) are on display at a museum in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 25, 2016.

Exhibition looks behind China's art scene

2016-01-26 14:38

Curated by Cai Guoqiang, an exhibition titled "What About the Art? Contemporary Art from China" will be opened at the Al Riwaq, a member gallery of the Qatar Museums in Doha, in March.

Exhibit celebrates the art of a subway station

2016-01-26 14:28

A Decade: Integration of Art and Design in China's Subway Space reviews some of the impressive interior designs of Chinese subways in major cities between 2006 and 2015.