At A Magic Touch on Paper, an exhibition running through to Jan 23, the museum is showing a vivid selection of such works.
With his wife running a convenience store and his younger daughter studying at the Xinjiang Medical University, Habudelashen Nusupbek, a herder in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, still lives and cherishes the nomadic life that his ancestors practiced for centuries.
Asmall village that was finding it hard to retain its young people has not only reversed that trend but is now finding growing appeal with young talent from elsewhere.
GUIYANG — In front of the village gate, Gun Shuixin and more than 10 other men stood on both sides of the road, holding up muskets and pulling the triggers aiming toward the sky. With the crisp gunshot, plumes of white smoke emitted from the muzzle.
Loong-themed lanterns have been installed for the upcoming Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival, with many visitors going to the scenic spot in downtown Shanghai for a sneak peek.
A charity program is producing barrier-free versions of movies for people with vision loss, Wang Qian reports.
On Jan 5, a big birthday cake was presented to the eminent artists Jin Shangyi and Shao Dazhen at the China National Academy of Painting. The cake was to celebrate their upcoming 90th birthday in the year. The special arrangement also unveiled an exhibition held there to celebrate the prolific careers of them as well as another two artists who also in their 90s, Quan Shanshi and Zhou Shaohua.
In a once impoverished village in North China's Hebei province, traditional farmers have transformed into agricultural innovators equipped with advanced knowledge and skills and even professional titles, enriching not just their minds but also their pockets.
Cities along the high-speed rail that runs from Jiangxi's provincial capital Nanchang to Anhui province's Huangshan recently signed cooperation deals with major travel agencies to boost tourism. They will work together to share customers and jointly build a world-class tourism route, according to representatives at a conference that opened in Nanchang on Sunday.
The popular Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, opened a branch on the civilizations of Qin (221-206 BC) and Han (206 BC- AD 220) dynasties at the end of the year. It is a trial run before the official launch later this year.
Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art.
A New Year-themed exhibition is being held at the Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing municipality to herald the upcoming Year of the Loong, or Dragon.