For the year 2015, some major biennales are scheduled to come on stage, which will bring us visual enjoyment, such as Singapore Biennale, Venice Biennale, Sharjah Biennial and Beijing International Art Biennale.
A national stamp exhibition on the Chinese zodiac is underway at the Suzhou Library in East China's Jiangsu province and will end on Jan 7.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Cold,the 23rd solar term, begins this year on Jan 6 and ends on Jan 20.
The 2015 datebook published by the Palace Museum has been selling well since it hit the shelves last year. Sales of the 66 yuan ($10.59) datebook via the Internet are high as well and the calendars are sold out at many online stores.
Fire burned Gongchen tower, a 600-year-old structure, in an ancient city in Weishan county, Dali prefecture, Yunnan province, to the ground on Jan 3, 2015. By 4:48 am, the flames that engulfed the 300 square meters of the tower were put out.
As part of "Happy Chinese New Year" 2015 cultural fairs, the mascot for the Year of the Sheep was unveiled. The mascot's design is based on traditional paper-cut art and delivers the joy and good wishes for the Chinese New Year.
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.
The holiday is important for working people who have worked strenuously for a whole year. What was the Spring Festival vacation like in ancient China? Let us take a look.
The year 2014 witnessed frequent cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. The exchanges led to many exhibitions, both at home and abroad, which showcased the cultural relics and art treasures of the human civilization.
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.
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.
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