Imagine an aristocratic lady during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) more than a millennium ago. Exuberantly beautiful, a lush pile of hair spirals from the crown of her head like a pond snail. Dressed in a low-cut, bust-revealing gown with silken luster that accentuates her opulent beauty, she is glamorous and sensuous, and no doubt fully aware of her own allure.
The ongoing two sessions in Beijing are the first that Wei Bo, a new deputy to the National People's Congress from Guizhou province, has attended.
Porcelain in rouge-red glaze was a type of ceramic created in the Kangxi Period, which matured in the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
A craftsman is up there with his predecessors, the best of the ancient masters, Pei Pei reports.
The Palace Museum in Beijing has recently shared a range of photos featuring ancient chopsticks used in the royal palace on the micro blog Sina Weibo.
The Palace Museum in Beijing has shared a range of photos of its collection of mirrors on micro blog Sina Weibo in celebration of the autumn.
The Palace Museum in Beijing has shared a range of photos of its collection of stationery cases on micro blog Sina Weibo in celebration of the back-to-school season.
The technique of traditional shoes making is the intangible cultural heritage of Lishui city in Zhejiang. The booming rural e-commerce has played a positive role in promoting these cloth shoes to consumers outside the county.
The Nanshishan village in Luoyang city of Central China's Henan province is regarded as the No 1 village of China's Tangsancai culture.
The treasures of an old center of imperial power and opulence go on display in a modern-day economic powerhouse.
Speaking between five dialects, Li women traditionally have tattoos on their face, neck, chest, arms and legs to help distinguish between different groups.
Villager Liu Xiaodong developed paper out of panda waste in 2016 which vitalized the method of paper making.