A concert given by Chinese erhu player Duan Chao and Portuguese guitarist and composer, Pedro Joia, was held at the Palace Museum.
The city of New York's China Institute, in partnership with the Bard College Conservatory of Music, has launched a new educational program that covers traditional Chinese music.
Han, who created Fuwa the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, is known for his productivity and diligence. And his works include paintings, sculptures and graphic and product designs. Also, he has tried out various materials for art and craft, such as bronze, clay, wood and silk.
Last Friday, Luo Shugang, minister of culture and tourism, said with the number of overseas trips made by the Chinese last year reaching 150 million, China has become the largest source of tourists in the world.
The Museum of New Zealand held the Chinese Community Stage Festival event on Saturday to celebrate the 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism.
China has stepped up efforts to promote "red tourism" which features visits to sites with significance of revolutionary history, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Chongqing hotpot has become hugely popular in recent years, especially since the release of the food documentary series A Bite of China II five years ago.
Translated fiction sales in the United Kingdom rose 5.5 percent last year, with growing demand for Chinese titles, said Nielsen Book on Wednesday.
The Palace Museum will work with the Bank of China (BOC) to promote Chinese culture, according to a strategic cooperation agreement between the museum and the bank.
A legislator is urging the training of more professional and high-level heritage conservation talents.
Chinese music has gradually been understood, accepted and loved by people from around the world, Liu Yuening, leading yangqin (a Chinese dulcimer) performer, Central Conservatory of Music professor, and national political adviser said on Saturday.
The exhibition, Empresses of China's Forbidden City, on loan from Beijing, features around 200 artifacts telling the stories of the most powerful women of the Qing Dynasty.