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Beijing exhibition celebrates jewelry as contemporary art

2016-12-30 07:13

A contemporary jewelry design and art show opened last week in Beijing, presenting jewelry pieces as wearable artworks, from a ring featuring a flying airplane to a necklace that mimics wind chimes.

Monsters lack the local touch

2016-12-30 07:08

Over the years, filmgoers in China have griped that monsters portrayed in Chinese films look like those seen in Western movies. But things could be about to change.

Wartime drama spotlights Chinese hero of the Holocaust

2016-12-29 07:58

When Gao Mantang visited Prague, he was stunned to see tens of thousands of graves of Jewish victims who died during the Holocaust.

Will the Force be with China?

2016-12-29 07:44

The Star Wars franchise has been a victim of both timing and cultural expectations in China's movie market.

Notable films of 2016

2016-12-29 07:19

China's movie industry this year may not have seen the enviable growth rate of the recent past, but the past 12 months are seen by many as a good year for quality offerings-and for diversity as well.

Top 10 most valuable Chinese paintings and calligraphy sold at auction in 2016

2016-12-29 07:00

Classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy pieces generated much interest at both auction and museums in 2016.

Artists re-create 'gongbi' spirit with a contemporary approach

2016-12-27 07:20

The highly realistic style of gongbi painting (meticulous brushwork) began to form some 2,000 years ago and created brilliance in Chinese art.

Preserving the past for posterity

2016-12-27 07:07

Chinese paintings and calligraphy are treasures of humanity. But keeping them in good shape both at home and abroad is a big challenge.

China Cultural Center opens in Belarus

2016-12-26 15:45

A new China Cultural Center was inaugurated in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, on Dec 21, with China's Ambassador to Belarus Cui Qiming, Belarusian Cultural Minister Boris Svetlov and some 300 high-profile officials and guests from both countries attending the event.

Panda poop paper: A new twist on traditional papermaking

2016-12-26 13:37

Panda poop is the special ingredient in a new kind of paper being made in Qiliang village in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Six performing arts students given awards

2016-12-26 09:56

Six students studying performing arts were awarded the first Academy Awards for Chinese Film Performing Arts on Dec 16 in Beijing.

Chinese low-budget comedy makes waves online

2016-12-26 09:37

Less than a month after winning awards — for most popular actress and directing — at Australia's International Chinese Film Festival in Sydney, the low-budget comedy Northeast Past: Po Ma Zhang Fei is making waves online.

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