The ultimate mission of an art patron and collector is to support the artists he loves unconditionally, and to share his collection of art with the public.
Chengde in Hebei province has been for centuries the home of people from the Manchu ethnic group. And it boasts rich folk arts and crafts, such as paper cutting, cloth collage paintings, shaman dancing, beverage brewing and woodwork.
Sculptures, dresses, tea sets and architecture models done by postgraduate students of Tsinghua University's arts and design academy are being showcased for the public.
Beijing-based artist Wu Jian’an has in the recent few years been centering his creations around traditional paper-cutting, but he has worked on not only paper but also on brass plates and buffalo hide.
Singer and actress Rene Liu (Liu Ruoying) says she will hold a concert at Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, on December 30, specifically for her fans.
Lei Jia's series of recitals outline her mission to further the knowledge of traditional Chinese music, Cheng Yuezhu reports.
Sky's the limit for popular landscape documentary
A film about the lives of expressway workers also reflects the sacrifices and struggles that accompanied China's reform and opening-up over the past 40 years, Xu Fan reports.
Hong Kong brand I.T is marking its 30th anniversary with an exhibition at the the Red Chamber in the Sanlitun area of Beijing.
The website of the Oxford English Dictionary describes an "ecomuseum" as an interdisciplinary museum that presents "the history and heritage of a particular community or region in the context of its society, culture and natural environment".
In many people's minds, there exist two ways to discover picturesque Jiangnan, on the southern bank of Yangtze River. One is to view the landscape in real life and the other is to view the paintings of the late modern master Wu Guanzhong.
Lijiang is an attractive destination away from the disquietude of China's megacities, backed by pristine scenes of nature and the elegant beauty of ancient Chinese architecture.