Yongtai village, an ancient city located in Sitan township, Jingtai County, Gansu province, was founded in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as a military fortress to defeat ethnic groups from the north.
Artist Kuang Han's Beijing Hutong series of porcelain plate paintings is on display at the Nanchang Porcelain Plate Painting Exhibition, which opened at the Beijing Tiantan Art Gallery on March 8, 2015.
Two sheep fight during a contest at a village in Huaxian county, Central China's Henan province, March 9, 2015. The Small-tail Han Sheep, a breed known for enjoying head butting among rams, were divided into groups according to age and weight in the single-elimination match.
Chinese writer-turned-director Guo Jingming's Tiny Times III has been nominated for "most disappointing film" at the Golden Broom Awards, China's equivalent of the Golden Raspberry Awards.
Traditional villages, which carry both Chinese traditional culture and deep nostalgia, are disappearing in China at a marked rate in recent years.
A new set of guidelines is unveiled to regulate China's vast museum sector, but experts say more needs to be done.
Filigree inlay, one of the eight traditional arts and crafts of Beijing, includes complex techniques. An exhibition opened in Paris on March. 5 featuring exquisite filigree inlay work.
Australian authorities returned to China a statue of Guanyin, a Buddhism goddess, from the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) in a return ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy in Canberra on Mar 5, 2015.
Contrary to some Western media reports, the Tibetan culture has been well protected by China's policies, French author Maxime Vivas who is writing a new book on Tibet said during a recent interview with Xinhua.
Even as millions of Chinese celebrate this traditional festival, members and representatives of the NPC and CPPCC are considering how to advance the inheritance and development of traditional culture in modern China.
Citizens of Rio De Janeiro received a group of Chinese artists who brought Chinese culture to the Brazilian city, in a dual celebration for the Chinese New Year and the 450th anniversary of the city's foundation.
The streets of San Francisco came alive with elaborate floats, marching bands, martial arts performers, stilt walkers, lion dancers and firecrackers as the city put on its annual Lunar New Year Parade.