When director Zhang Ting conducted research for a TV series about bomb disposal elites in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, he heard a thrilling story from local villagers.
Companions in Solitude: Reclusion and Communication in Chinese Art, an ongoing exhibition which the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has staged at its Fifth Avenue location until Aug 14, 2022, explores this life choice of cultured people -- to seek a space between themselves and the world -- as depicted in classical Chinese paintings, calligraphic pieces and works of art on show.
Gaetano Pesce: Nobody's Perfect, the legendary designer's first exhibition in Asia, will show his iconic works, such as the Up series of chairs, as well as public artworks he especially created for the exhibition.
Transcendence and Ren Jian, an ongoing exhibition at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, looks at the distinctive creative experiences of two artists.
In 2014, a Chenghua jigangbei, or "chicken cup", created in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was auctioned for HK$280 million ($36 million) at Sotheby's in Hong Kong.
The Shanghai Translation Publishing House recently established a copyright office to cover works by Chinese writers overseas, in an effort to promote Chinese literature to the rest of the world.
Promoting the beauty of Chinese culture and passing along the skills of classical Chinese dance, the CNODDT Chinese Dance Tutorial series is an online class open for all, conducted by top performers from the state-level theater.
Thirty-four secondary school students from across New Zealand competed for Chinese proficiency in the annual "Chinese Bridge" competition held on Sunday.
Li Yinzhi, 38, glows with happiness as she stitches layers for plush toys in a workshop in Ankang, a city in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Operating revenue of China's culture sector and related businesses rebounded to the pre-COVID-19 level in the first half of the year, as the country's economy continued steady recovery, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
The 20-something junior in college Yi Cheng caressed his new "art collection," a nut-sized toy in the shape of a lion's head, at the Beijing Dream Fair earlier in July, a days-long bash for young Chinese art buffs.
Two musicals adapted from the Monsters in the Forbidden City series will be staged at the Silk Road International Arts Center in Langfang, Hebei province from Aug 13 to 15.