The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. GrainBuds, (Chinese: 小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 5. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.
In eight cities and nine museums, 500 works by more than 120 Chinese artists are on show for the first time in the Rhine-Ruhr Region of Germany. As the biggest worldwide exhibition of Chinese contemporary art, CHINA 8 runs until Sept 13.
Hong Kong Youth Music Festival 2015 will kick off on June 6 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing the exhilarating singing and dancing performances to the city.
Chinese director Jia Zhangke had some musical inspiration for his Cannes entry "Mountains May Depart": the Pet Shop Boys.
At a time when most movie producers seem to trust only celebrities to pull in box-office bucks, Hong Kong director Derek Yee has made a big-budget movie with, and about, a relatively unknown cast.
The political satire Gone With the Bullets has won the Dirty Ashtray Award for being the smokiest film of the past year. Xu Fan reports.
An online talkshow hosted by China's most renowned antique collector, Ma Weidu, has become a surprise hit, with young audiences showing a keen interest in Ma's discussions about culture, history and social events.
China's annual Film Critics' Choice Awards have been given to five films instead of 10, Han Bingbin reports.
To mark the International Museum Day on May 18, Chen Dongyun, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Cairo, donated a batch of museum-friendly equipment to the Egyptian Museum as a representative of Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Song Aiguo.
Key cultural exchange programs 'Chinese Culture in Focus 2015' and 'Year of China' in South Arica will be held in more than 20 countries in Africa and Chinese cities,according to a press conference by Chinese Ministry of Culture Beijing on May 19
Rare photos of the Imperial Palace are being seen by the public for the first time since 1949.
Dubai week was topped off with a show of the country's culture, food and art in Beijing on May 15.