When a 3,000-year-old bronze wine vessel was shown at an exhibition in Shanghai last year, it drew a large number of viewers.
The prominent auction houses Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams may have all hosted sales during Asian Art in London - an annual 10-day extravaganza ended on Saturday in the British capital - but there is a small auction house that's set to make a big splash among the heavyweights.
Beijing has stepped up efforts to stop the sale of illegally obtained Chinese cultural relics by auction houses, collectors and museums.
A color shanshui (moutain-and-water) painting by Chinese artist Zhang Daqian fetched 103.5 million yuan ($15.2 million) at a Beijing sale on Saturday night.
Women of Dong ethnic group take part in a painting activity in Sanjiang Dong autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Nov 12, 2016.
A close look of the 'porcelain palace' with ceramic fragments inlaid into the wall, built by Yu Er'mei in East China's Jiangxi province.
China is to build more museums and reduce admission costs.
The excavation of a large-scale ancient tomb from the period of Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280) has come to an end in Xizhu village in Luoyang city, Central China's Henan province, Nov 10, 2016.
A diamond ring featuring a 10-carat "pigeon blood red" ruby will be auctioned at a Hong Kong sale on Nov 29. The pre-sale estimate amounts to HK$98 million ($12.69 million). Surrounded by a gallery of diamonds, the ruby is of an oval shape and originated from Myanmar.
Today is another Single's Day, if you have found your sweetheart or Mr Right, congratulations! If you are still single, please also enjoy the day.
For 30 years Kelsang Dawa has wielded drawing pens that help him to express his faith. Wang Kaihao and Li Yingqing report in Shangri-La, Yunnan.
Peter Quiatkowski is proud to have made his mark on China's deep-sea oil exploration industry in the past decade.
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