An ongoing exhibition of works by two contemporary artists at the Galerie Dumonteil in Shanghai features the 7,000-year-old craft of Chinese lacquer.
Traditional art and handicrafts were the highlights at this year's Shanghai Design Week which took place at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from Aug 31 to Sept 2.
September is the peak season for art auctions, but this year, buyers and sellers are worried. Under the threat of a US-China trade war, it's not just manufacturing, the art market has also been caught in the crossfire.
The China World Trade Center celebrated its 34th anniversary and the 40th anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-up on Sept 5 in Beijing.
Celebrated photographer Kim Weston keen to turn his lens on Chinese women, Chang Jun reports in San Francisco.
Best-selling British author Rachel Joyce seems shy when she talks at the China International Exhibition Center during the Beijing International Book Fair. When answering questions, she speaks in a low voice directly to the interpreter.
A new series of books introduces ancient philosophers to young readers around the world, Yang Yang reports.
Tourism New Zealand Tuesday reached an agreement with major Chinese online travel agency Ctrip to attract more independent Chinese tourists.
The Palace Museum starts official renovation on the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Forbidden City today, a building where emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) resided and handled state affairs, according to china.cnr.cn.
Fotang ancient town was once a hive of activity, bustling with as many as nine ports. It was part of the Qiantang River system that goes all the way to Hangzhou, 150-kilometers to the north, which then connects to Beijing through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
A monochrome ink painting attributed to Su Shi, the revered artist, scholar and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), will go under the hammer at Christie's autumn auction in Hong Kong in late November.
Recently, 44 year-old actress Zhou Xun sparked a talk about "girlishness", as she played a girl of 15 in a costume drama that is still on the air, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace.