XI'AN - The Emperor Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Northwest China's Shaanxi province and US-based Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical subsidiary in China co-launched a project Thursday to protect cultural relics.
The trade and exchange boom along the Silk Road greatly enriched the development of Chinese cultural objects. Four such artifacts excavated in Shaanxi province, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, will be featured in a new set of stamps issued by China Post on May 19.
The China National Traditional Orchestra will stage two concerts in Haikou, the capital of Hainan province, on May 30 and 31 and one more at Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts on June 15 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hainan being made a province.
The Tongguanyao Museum, focused on the Tongguanyao kiln and its 1,200 years of history, opened May 14 in Changsha, Hunan province. The museum displays more than 1,000 pieces of cultural relics related to the kiln, including 162 pieces salvaged from the Belitung shipwreck and collected from abroad, which are going on display for the first time. Meanwhile, a documentary series about the archeological site where the museum stands also started broadcasting.
In 2009, a TV show, titled Qian Fu, or Lurk, which is set in 1945 -- the year China won the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and saw the start of a 4-year civil war-- became a smash hit.
What does the world look like through the eyes of a child?
'Marco Polo', an original Chinese opera production based on the story of the Venetian explorer who traveled along the ancient Silk Road in the 13th century, will meet Beijing audience on May 16, 18 and 19.
A little Cézanne with a large reputation goes to auction this month, courtesy of Hong Kong-based auctioneer and gallery Macey & Sons
A new book titled Chen Xi Ji (Essays of Morning Glory) compiled by physicist Yang Zhenning and his wife Weng Fan has come out recently, 10 years after they published Shu Guang Ji (Essays of the Morning's First Lght).
An ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China, which runs through May 20, shows dozens of Yu's calligraphic scrolls of various styles. They were donated by Chinese-Spanish entrepreneur Zhu Yilong.
The Tibet autonomous region has extended a package of favorable travel policies it introduced earlier this year to boost winter tourism, in a bid to ride the wave of success that saw its seasonal visitor numbers soar.
The controversial ceramic sculptures by artist Shu Yong commemorating the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, has been donated to a museum at the site of the tragedy.
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