Silver was used as money in China for centuries during imperial times. An ongoing exhibition at Shanghai Museum, titled Silver in the History of Chinese Currency, which runs through July 28, tells the story of China's association with the metal.
Visitors were fixated as Yeh Kuoyi swiftly twisted puzzle-like plastic pieces into different shapes at the Taiwan pavilion, during the 14th China Beijing International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo in late May.
More than 100,000 people watched performances at 19 major theaters in Shanghai during the 12th China Art Festival, setting a record for attendance, according to the news conference held at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on June 2.
The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition and award ceremony was held in the auditorium of Colegio Gimnasio Vermont in Bogotá, Colombia, on May 17.
Cultural events will be held on June 8 all over China to celebrate Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Pianist Lang Lang announced his marriage to a 24-year-old pianist and posted their wedding photos on social media. His bride is Korean and German. Their wedding ceremony will be held in a hotel in France.
A total of 95 ancient tombs have been discovered on the campus of Tsinghua University, a prestigious university in Beijing.
In 1971 Maxwell Hearn entered a museum by the back door. What he found inside so fascinated him that he has never quite left the world.
Eight life-size Terracotta Warriors from China are among the works shown as part of a rare exhibition being hosted by the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
From the traditional bamboo flute of Japan and the drums of South Asia to the domra from Russia, the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra presented a world music concert featuring more than 60 musical instruments from around the world at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations on May 18.
A dance drama honors the people who lost their lives constructing the railway linking Qinghai and Tibet, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.
Attracting Chinese tourists to visit the Central Mongolian province of Uvurkhangai is one of the top tasks for the province's tourism sector, a local official said on Tuesday.
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