A four-piece set of enameled steel ware, including basins and a chamber pot, used to cost three and a half months' salary of an ordinary worker in Shanghai, Xie Dangwei says, while pointing at a set of dowry offerings featured in his exhibition of enamel works.
It seems like a fleeting moment of beauty. Twenty years ago, artist Leng Bingchuan featured in a copy of a magazine called Wei Mei (meaning "only beauty"). The magazine, published by Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, focused on aesthetics and highlighted Leng's works. And that's where the fleeting part comes in－the magazine ceased publication after just one issue.
Tourists sample the many attractions of Liushui town, Ankang city, Shaanxi province, not least boating on the Hanjiang River on March 28. The various activities are guaranteed to work up a good appetite and there are plenty of traditional and relaxing restaurants more than willing to take their orders.
A peony festival kicked off on Thursday in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province, a city with a 1,500-year history of cultivating peonies.
The new series of books by artist Jiang Zhixin presents his selected works and recounts his life stories. His works portray the landscape of western China, especially the Loess Plateau, by transforming and modernizing the techniques of traditional Chinese ink painting. The collection includes an autobiography in which Jiang narrates his journey in becoming an artist from humble beginnings, and travel experiences that are a constant source of inspiration for his creations.
China Writers Association Vice-Chairman He Jianming promoted his new nonfiction book on Wednesday at news conference in Beijing.
At one point in her life, 44-year-old actress Huang Yi's emotions were in tatters. However, after joining internet television show Roast, the actress was relieved that it had helped her overcome the negativity in her life.
Fifteen years ago, Justin Atanga made a decision that changed his life.
As Jose Luis Aranda got off a new trolley bus in Mexico City, he was surprised by how quiet and comfortable his ride had been, especially when passengers need to be sufficiently distanced during the current pandemic situation.
The third Hanfu Huazhao Festival is held in Wuyishan, East China's Fujian province on March 28, with 12 women dressed in hanfu marking the occasion through dances, ceremonies, and poetry recitals.
Best known for the recent Spring Festival blockbuster A Writer's Odyssey, the Zhejiang-based studio Huace Pictures released a lineup to produce 30 feature-length films in three years, joining hands with established directors including Guo Fan and Bi Gan.
The new archaeological discoveries at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwestern China's Sichuan province may open up the future of archaeology in China and even the world, a Japanese expert has said in an interview with Xinhua.
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