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External coffin lid of 2,000-year-old Chinese tomb opened

2015-12-21 09:52

Chinese archaeologists on Sunday opened the lid of the external coffin of a 2,000-year-old tomb, which they believe belong to a marquis of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD).

Frost formed patterns on window in NW China

2015-12-20 10:47

Photos taken on Dec 19, 2015 shows patterns formed by frost on a window in Yumen city, Northwest China's Gansu province.

Famous pavilions in China

2015-12-20 10:18

Many Chinese parks and gardens feature pavilions to provide shade and a place to rest.

2nd China (Beijing) Int'l Buddhist Items & Supplies Expo kicks off

2015-12-20 09:44

People visit the second China (Beijing) International Buddhist Items & Supplies Expo in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 18, 2015. The 4-day China(Beijing) International Buddhist Items & Supplies Expo opened here on Friday.

Palace Museum to open digital gallery

2015-12-20 09:14

The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, will launch its new digital gallery on Dec 22, a curator said Saturday.

Emperors' residence to be restored

2015-12-19 13:06

One of the buildings at Beijing's Palace Museum, or Forbidden City, most closely associated with imperial life is to undergo a major renovation based on traditional construction techniques.

'Road to the Homeland' folk photography exhibition on display

2015-12-18 19:22

"As a Mongol, my blood carries an ethnic identity. And in my years as a photographer, I noticed less and less photographers of ethnic minority taking pictures of their hometowns. So I began planning this project for several years," said Na.

Shanghai 'Big World' stage entertainment landmark set to reopen next year after decade-long closure

2015-12-18 14:29

Shanghai's once most popular stage entertainment landmark, the Shanghai Dashijie, in Huangpu District will be reopened late next year to continue to display the city's cultural heritages after being closed for nearly a decade, officials said today.

An art of winter: butter sculpture in Xizang

2015-12-18 14:18

Gyaltsen Huazang, a man of the zang people, has devoted himself to the career of butter carving for thirty-three years. He was born in 1965 in a small village of Qinhai province and later became a monk of Kumbum Monastery in 1981 to study about Buddhism.

Excavation focuses on main coffin of Western Han Dynasty cemetery

2015-12-18 13:40

Archaeologists work at the main tomb of Haihunhou cemetery in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, Dec 17, 2015.

Asian Toy Exhibition 'Toy Soul 2015' held in China's Hong Kong

2015-12-18 11:14

Photo taken on Dec 17, 2015 shows a figure of martial arts master Bruce Lee during the Toy Soul 2015 in Hong Kong, South China. More than 70 exhibitors showcase their products at the Asian Toy Exhibition.

Art of egg

2015-12-18 10:04

Chef He Ya, born in 1980s, makes egg carvings at home in Bozhou city, East China's Anhui province, Dec 16, 2015. Egg carving, a folk craft combining art forms of painting and carving, gets popular in recent years.

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