Chinese private art collector Liu Yiqian has bought a highly important imperial embroidered silk Thangka for 348 million HK dollars (nearly $45 million) at Christie's 2014 Hong Kong Autumn Auctions on Wednesday.
The China Cultural Center in Bangkok held an event to celebrate its 2nd anniversary on Nov 21. Ning Fukui, Chinese ambassador to Thailand and Wissanu KreaNgam, deputy premier of Thailand, attended the ceremony.
With the Year of the Sheep approaching in no less than three months, maternity hospitals throughout China are overwhelmed with pregnant women having their babies born in the Year of the Horse.
The launching ceremony of the China Cultural Center in Sydney and Silk Road, A Road of Innovation exhibition was held at the cultural center on Nov 22. Dong Wei, vice minister of the Chinese Culture Ministry, and Clover Moore, mayor of Sydney, attended the ceremony.
Professional dancer of Beijing Modern Dance Company performs in Valletta University, Malta on Novmber 22, 2014.
At the ongoing International Film Festival of India, information and broadcasting ministers from China and India have decided to take steps to deepen the people-to-people relationship between the two countries. The two sides have agreed to expand collaboration in films through festivals and co-productions.
A forum on the development of digital animation at the China Smart Content & Developers Conference was held at the National Convention Center on Nov 18.
The festival will bring the finest parts of Chinese culture, including Chinese performing arts, pop and folk music, tea culture and more, to Sydney and Hobart.
Beginning in December, teachers, soldiers and other specific groups of people will have the chance to visit the Palace Museum for free.
The 7th “Chinese Bridge”-Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students ended on Nov 1 at Yunnan Normal University.
The results of the "Beauty of Books in China, 2014" competition was revealed in East China's Shanghai municipality on Monday, with 22 books winning the title of China's most beautiful books.
Chinese writer and Nobel laureate Mo Yan received an honorary degree from the City University of New York and delivered a speech entitled My Story on Nov 10. He also talked about his writing process in an interview after the speech.