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Celebrating the life of a lama

2015-12-09 07:37

A production by an ethnic music troupe, titled Tsangyang Gyatso, aims to shine the spotlight on a legendary spiritual leader.

'Shi Qu Bao Ji' cataloged calligraphy sold for $12.7m

2015-12-08 18:37

A calligraphic scroll of 10 poems written and composed by Ming Dynasty literati Wen Zhengming (1470-1559)fetched 81.65 million yuan ($12.7 million) on late Monday at Poly International Auction's sale.

Liu Yiqian adds three more antiques to his collection

2015-12-08 17:20

Self-made billionaire Liu Yiqian didn't hesitate to purchase a million-worth of antiquities at a Beijing sale on Monday, although he has just spent $170 million on a Modigliani nude painting weeks ago.

Dutch collector puts conditions on stolen Buddha statue's return to China

2015-12-08 14:52

The collector told Chinese journalists that he agreed to return the statue to China, but demanded to return it to a grand temple instead of a small temple in a village.

Tibetan Buddha figure tops Beijing's night auction

2015-12-08 12:57

A gilt-bronze seated Shakyamuni Buddha figure made in 14th-century's Tibet was sold for 103.5 million yuan ($16 million).

Jades unearthed at Han-Dynasty tomb in China's Nanchang

2015-12-08 10:45

Photo taken on Dec 7, 2015 shows jade items unearthed at the Haihun Marquis tomb dated back to the ancient China's Western Han Dynasty(206 BC - 24 AD) in Nanchang, Jiangxi province.

Chinese contemporary oil paintings exhibition held in Suzhou

2015-12-08 10:00

The 2015 Exhibition of China Contemporary Oil Paintings opens at the Ming Gallery of Art in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec 5, 2015.

Tweaking traditional art

2015-12-08 08:02

Contemporary artist Lyu Shengzhong shows how an ancient Chinese craft can be reinterpreted in modern times. Lin Qi reports.

Traditional Chinese medicine unleashes hidden potential

2015-12-07 16:45

Apart from contribution to the global fight against malaria, TCM also played a vital role in the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak across China in 2003.

Chinese organ donation on the rise

2015-12-07 16:09

China is expected to top the world in terms of organ donation in several years.

Xie Nanxing's work tops Sotheby's sale

2015-12-07 16:00

Sotheby's Beijing auction of modern and contemporary Chinese art on Sunday grossed 165 million yuan ($25.8 million).

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