A meticulous Chinese ink painting of landscape and pavilions of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) sold 9.2 million yuan ($1.36 million) in a sale on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Edvard Munch's painting of 1902, Girls on the Bridge, will go under the hammer in a New York sale on Nov 14, with a pre-sale estimate exceeding $50 million.
China's top health authority will take steps in the next few years to improve maternal health, as mortality rates have risen following the adoption of the universal second-child policy in January.
Whistling, playing the piano and tapping the cover of the instrument, Italian pianist Vanessa Benelli Mosell gave the audience an entertaining experience when she performed at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing recently.
A big star in his own right, Huang Lei uses his celebrity status to organize China's fastest-growing theater festival.
Bob Dylan says he not only wants to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in December, but he also hopes to return to China.
A new study has offered some insights into why the health of animals declines with age, and pointed to a compound that might help prevent some of the toxic processes involved.
The moat of a 2,000-year-old city has been excavated in North China's Hebei province.
Authorities in Southwest China's Chongqing have approved a restoration plan for one of the municipality's oldest temples.
The National Museum of Chinese Writing on Thursday launched an award program to encourage people from around the world to help decipher oracle bone inscriptions.
A group of ancient wells have been found in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, the city's cultural relics bureau announced Thursday.
Railroad Tigers, the latest action comedy of Jackie Chan, will open to Chinese theaters on Dec 30.