It has become a tradition for the National Museum of China in Beijing to stage exhibitions of yinglian, or calligraphic couplets, to celebrate Lunar New Year.
The Cultural Interchanges exhibition at the National Art Museum of China displays over 200 prints that examine different civilizations’ evolution and hail the spirit of humanism.
China's culture sector and related businesses continued to grow rapidly last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.
The 2019 Spring Festival Gala is embracing today's hottest technologies, like virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G network, as organizers continue to inject new blood into the show that has been an annual fixture of the Chinese New Year celebrations since 1983.
Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, has become a global celebration. The 2019 Happy Chinese New Year video contest invites you to share short videos about Spring Festival celebrations in your country and compete to win a trip to China!
A tradition of the upcoming Spring Festival is to stick paper-cut decorations on windows and doors, and hang lanterns to usher in blessings and good luck for the coming year. The all-red effect in the house creates a joyful atmosphere for family gatherings.
Singer-songwriter Xiao Ke launches a new album with eye on his 50s, Chen Nan reports.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, one community is joining the rush to celebrate — American museums.
For Arnold Obermayr, counselor for cultural affairs at the Austrian embassy in China, this year's Spring Festival will be the fourth he has spent in Beijing. He is not only familiar with the cultural background and origin of Spring Festival, but also quite aware of the customs associated with the ce
According to Uruguayan ambassador to China Fernando Lugris, Spring Festival is a time of family reunions and great joy. He notes nowadays the festival is celebrated not only in China, but across the world.
Beijing WTown is celebrating its annual temple fair with traditional folk activities such as cross-talk, shadow plays and lantern shows. Lunar New Year falls on Feb 5 this year.
Officials in charge of the Old Summer Palace in northwestern Beijing have announced plans to refurbish one of the original landmarks of the Imperial Garden which had – until recently – been lost to time.