The National Museum of China will hold several important exhibitions to pay tribute to such noted Chinese artists such as Huang Junbi, Jao Tsung-I and Pan He.
Cities along the Silk Road are enormous treasure troves of history, culture, architecture and the arts. A photography competition held by the imaging and optical producer Canon Inc invited photographers to focus their lenses on these Silk Road jewels.
An important step has been made in the recovery of thousands of relics from a famous Song dynasty ship Nanhai One, which sunk in the South China Sea about 800 years ago.
The heads of four beasts of the Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace) – an ox, tiger, monkey and pig - are on display at the Shandong Museum in Jinan.
A campaign has been launched to restore old Chinese celluloid films.
A three-hour celebration activity was held in Beijing to commemorate the 121st birthday of Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on December 26.
The number of museums registered in China has reached 4,165, which doubled in the past 10 years, according to new figures revealed on Dec 25.
China's top legislature on Sunday appointed Luo Shugang as minister of culture.
A Tibetan calligraphy scroll stretching 206 meters was donated to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet, on Wednesday.
Foreigners who can recite five famous quotes of Confucius will be given free tours to his birthplace, according to a new policy by China's Qufu city aimed at promoting the wisdom of the ancient philosopher.
The English magazine The Economist announced the best books of the year with Chinese writer Mai Jia's novel, Decoded, on the list.
A private museum aimed at advocating pastel paintings will open to the public for free in Suzhou, Jiangsu province starting Jan 9.