Ink master Li Keran (1907-89)'s 1964 painting, Wan Shan Hong Bian (Thousands of Mountains in Autumn), fetched 184 million yuan ($28.7 million) at a Beijing sale on Monday night.
Wang Tao is the first musician in China to receive a master's degree in clarinet from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, a top music school in the country.
As the epitome of classical music in China, Beethoven has figured prominently in concert programs, but also in China's political landscape.
Chinese archaeologists claimed on Saturday to have unearthed a portrait of Confucius from a tomb in Jiangxi province that is at least 2,000 years old.
A hit mainland period drama is enjoying similar popularity in Taiwan, in the latest example of cross-Strait TV success.
Tourists and local residents enjoy during a traditional festival in Honghe county of Hani-Yi atonomous pefecture of Honghe, Nov 13, 2015.
A straw art festival was held in Taohuayuan Scenic Area.
An exhibition of photo entries for "Just Share It - Explore Asian Arts and Culture Contest" is underway at the 1916 Art Zone in Quanzhou, Fujian province, part of the ongoing 14th Asian Art Festival.
In his congratulatory message, Li said that there is a powerful force in culture to get straight through spirits across time and space.
Premier Li Keqiang and his Bulgarian counterpart, Boyko Borisov, sent congratulatory messages separately to the second cultural cooperation forum between China and countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
The 2nd China-Central and Eastern European Countries Cultural Cooperation Forum held its opening on Nov 13th in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Year of China in South Africa: Creative Industries between South Africa and China Forum held its opening on Nov 11th in Pretoria, South Africa.