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Collector pays $34.8m for painter's late artwork

2016-04-06 02:16

A huge ink-and-color work of master painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) fetched HK$270 million ($34.8 million) at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, setting an auction record for the artist.

Harmony abides with the descendants of the Yellow Emperor

2016-04-05 14:41

Despite the fine rain, hundreds of people came to worship the Yellow Emperor, ancestor of Chinese people at the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum in Yan'an in Shaanxi province yesterday on the occasion of Tomb Sweeping Day.

More funds likely to protect heritage in private hands

2016-04-05 08:52

More funds will be mobilized to protect endangered heritage that is currently outside government domain, according to a top official of the Culture Ministry.

Name-dropping is the order of the day

2016-04-05 08:11

The government is moving to outlaw 'exotic' names given to places, commercial buildings and residential compounds in a bid to protect and reaffirm traditional Chinese values.

Chartered trains help Chinese honor ancestors

2016-04-04 15:55

Chartered train service began for the first time between Xi'an, capital of West China's Shaanxi province, to the Mausoleum of Huangdi in Huangling county, to facilitate travel to honor the legendary ancestor of the Chinese people.

Chinese honor Yellow Emperor on Tomb Sweeping Day

2016-04-04 15:31

More than 10,000 people gathered in front of the mausoleum of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, on Monday morning to pay their respects to the legendary figure regarded as the initiator of Chinese civilization.

Villagers partner with park to protect world heritage site

2016-04-02 16:41

Drazha's village has a unique written rule: a villager can only build a new house if his old one is more than 30 years old.

Veteran scholar feted for work on Chinese poetry

2016-04-01 10:00

For Yeh, who has taught Chinese poetry for 70 years, the country's literary legacy is much more than a career.

Chinese buyers retrace cultural relics from auction houses around world

2016-03-31 15:42

Chinese buyers are tracking down outstanding examples of their heritage in small auction rooms around the world in recent years, according to a New York Times' article released on March 12, 2016.

Digital piano system smarter than ever

2016-03-31 14:48

A piano teaching system that adds fun to the lessons was launched in Beijing this week.

Ming Dynasty relics destroyed in NW China

2016-03-31 13:40

The Dundunliang Beacon Tower, a relic of military architecture of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was accidently destroyed in June 2015 during the construction of a water project in Xi'an Town, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

Contestants participate in tea contest in SW China

2016-03-30 15:35

More than 100 contestants participated in the contest of tea picking, frying and tea art performing in Anshun, Southwest China's Guizhou province, March 29, 2016.

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