A new Chinese zodiac show on the ox in ancient Chinese art opened on Feb 2, ushering in a series of seven exhibitions at the Shanghai Museum for the year 2021.
An exhibition at the National Museum of China set to open on Tuesday will celebrate the upcoming Year of the Ox by showing a selection of ox-themed works from its immense collection. It will navigate the history of the close relationship between humans and oxen, as well as the folk culture, customs and beliefs based on the positive qualities of the ox.
Many lovers of art works were given a pleasant surprise at the beginning of the year. Jeff Dayu Shi, an internationally renowned designer, has created a mug celebrating the Year of the Ox of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which starts on Feb 12.
The Lasting Charm of Cultural Relics, an ongoing exhibition at Sichuan Museum, in Chengdu, examines the long-standing influence of the exchanges between different civilizations in the East and the West which were boosted by the ancient Silk Road.
The Yan Huang Art Museum is showing its collection of folk art objects, including embroidered textile pieces made by housewives, paper-cuttings by prominent folk artists and woodblock Spring Festival paintings produced at time-honored studios across the nation.
To celebrate the coming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, the Chinese Cultural Center in Wellington has scheduled a series of online and offline performances. A show on paper-cuts by intangible cultural heritage inheritor Ni Xiumei will be held in Wellington as a part of the celebration.
A bull is a creature that works hard, toils, and does a lot of heavy lifting. Han Meilin, one of the most productive artists in China, often says: "I'm destined to work as hard as a bull throughout my life."
Beginning in 1980, China Post has been issuing specially designed Chinese zodiac year stamps featuring each of the 12 zodiac animals, to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
For decades, specially designed stamps featuring the 12 Chinese zodiac animals and merchandised collectibles have been sought after by collectors.
For decades, specially designed stamps featuring the 12 Chinese zodiac animals and merchandised collectibles have been sought after by collectors. The set of two Year of the Ox stamps for 2021 are designed by Yao Zhonghua, a painter and professor of the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua Univers
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