The World Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award (2017) was won by Han Song's novel Exorcism (Qu Mo) on Sunday in Beijing.
Britain's University of Huddersfield will develop a collaboration project with Fujian Normal University to boost bilateral educational development.
Sunday is the first day of the Kongpo New Year in the Nyingchi area according to the Tibetan calendar. In observing New Year customs, locals would clean their homes, dress up in festive clothes, set off fireworks and have fun.
In 2000, a spherical 16th-century polychrome jar which once adorned a Chinese emperors' palace sold for HK$44 million ($5.64 million) at a Hong Kong auction, establishing a world record for Chinese porcelain at the time. The jar had sound provenance, being once owned by Hu Huichun, an eminent Shanghai connoisseur of Chinese art during the 20th century. The victorious bidder was Robert Tsao, a Taiwan entrepreneur and noted collector of Chinese art. The bidding was fierce and Tsao's competitors included London-based Guiseppe Eskenazi, one of the most important Chinese art dealers in the world.
For those who can afford it, owning expensive works of art is often viewed as a showcase for their wealth and an investment that may bring enormous returns.
Lacquer was for centuries an important material used to craft artistic objects in the daily lives of the ancient Chinese. A coating of the material brings a shiny finish to an object that has already been carved, painted or inlaid with decorative materials.
As an oil painter who is also a fan of Ganju Opera, Yu Xiaofei reveals the charm of Chinese traditional culture using Western painting techniques.
A giant bronze drum is seen in Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Nov 19, 2017.
Zhao Jinlong assembles an ancient ship model in Jilin, Northeast China's Jilin province, Nov 18, 2017. Zhao Jinlong started to made ancient ship models when he got a set of drawings of the English ship The Mayflower in the 1990s, and he has successfully made nearly 20 models since then among which the longest one reaches 1.5 meters long.
A visitor views pattern design works at Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Nov 19, 2017. The 2017 international creative pattern design competition concluded here on Sunday. A total of 30 works won the prizes of the competition.
Ge ware artifacts are on exhibition inside the Palace Museum's Palace of Prolonging Happiness, to showcase the glamorous porcelains of the ancient great kiln.
For many people, the fashion world is a place where fame meets fortune. Tall, slim supermodels strut elegantly in clothes decorated in gold and silver; luxury goods are produced from this array of fancy attire and subsequently brought into the market, leading the trends of each season. Paris, the world's fashion capital, has become the place to be for many aspiring designers.
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