The Lasting Charm of Cultural Relics, an ongoing exhibition at the Sichuan Museum, in Chengdu, examines the long-standing influence of the exchanges among different civilizations in the East and the West which were boosted by the ancient Silk Road.
HARBIN－Residents of Wujiazitun like to say their village used to be so destitute that "even the birds avoided flying here".
Every minute last year, on average, nine people in China were diagnosed with cancer, while six others died from it, according to the latest data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization, which was released in December.
Revolutionary leader He Xiangning was well-known for standing up for women's rights in China, but less well-known for her progressive paintings.
An exhibition featuring Tibetan cultural relics opened Thursday in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Every year China National Academy of Painting in Beijing holds an exhibition to review the creation of its member artists in the past year.
The Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties saw the rise of merchants from Shanxi province. This influential collective, often referred to as "jin (Shanxi) shang (merchants)", enjoyed a monopoly in the salt industry and banking at the time. An accumulation of wealth over several generations also resulted in a popularity of wearing silver accessories among people in Shanxi throughout the first half of the 20th century.
On Jan 13, the first day of the 12th lunar month, the number of searches for "Lunar New Year's Eve dinner" on the online food ordering platform Eleme quadrupled compared with the same day last year.
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center will present its 12th Classic Chinese Operas Series, which consists of 14 productions from theater troupes in the Yangtze River Delta region and Hubei province, from March 20 to May 2.
Famous author and cartoonist Tsai Chih-chung, better known as C. C. Tsai in the West, may already be 73 this year, but the septuagenarian has no plans to slow down or adopt a more "normal" life.
The Lasting Charm of Cultural Relics, an ongoing exhibition at Sichuan Museum, in Chengdu, examines the long-standing influence of the exchanges between different civilizations in the East and the West which were boosted by the ancient Silk Road.
China's long history of using natural lacquer to make daily objects more beautiful and durable is evident in the lacquer ware found in Neolithic relics in the country. Throughout centuries, the production of lacquer objects boomed to elevate the craft to a higher level of artistry.
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