At least 10 million Chinese artifacts are scattered overseas. Yet a tax on reclaimed items remains the biggest obstacle separating China's domestic market from antiques lost overseas.
The third cultural discovery tour was hosted by the Ministry of Culture in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. I joined the tour, along with a group of diplomats and others, as a guest of the ministry.
The popularization of Chinese grassroots poets in the first half of 2015 drew Chinese critics' attention, and caused a social controversy on the cultural value of grassroots poets.
China's chieftain heritage sites will be considered by the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, which opened in Bonn, Germany on June 28, for a listing as world cultural heritage this week.
Ten cultural symbols reflecting Inner Mongolia's image, identity and values are being promoted by the Information Office of the Inner Mongolian government.
If a marriage ceremony offers a snapshot of culture then a Mongolian wedding showcases it in Technicolor.
China is focused on opening more museums while the problem of setting up diversified exhibition programs and finding an audience is delayed.
The 2015 spring auction season in Beijing ended last week, but it failed to create much spring in the art market. Some insiders concluded that "the market may lack great pieces, but not monet".
A group of diplomats from 15 countries travelled from Beijing to Inner Mongolia from June 25-28 to explore the history and culture of the grassland during the third Cultural Discovery Tour initiated by Chinese Ministry of Culture.
Featuring more than 300 items, many of which have not previously been publicly displayed, an exhibition, Drawn from Life: The Art of Disney Animation Studios provides a unique look into art created in the more than 90-year legacy of the studios.
China’s chieftain heritage sites, mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou in southeast China, will be considered by the 39thsession of the World Heritage Committee.
Though the Chinese government promulgated the "Great Wall of Protection Ordinance" in 2006, the world famous ancient stone fortification is still disappearing at a tremendous speed, especially the parts in forsaken mountain areas.
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