Once hailed as "the sport of kings", polo, a niche sport with ancient roots, is played on horseback with a ball. Its exact origins remain uncertain, but one early version of the equestrian sport emerged in ancient Persia (modern Iran) around the 6th century BC.
Habitat improvement and a series of protective measures have played a crucial role in the rise of the population of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys, one of the planet's most endangered primates.
Students from Beijing Film Academy staged an original Chinese play, titled Xiangyangli Building No 8, in Beijing on Nov 11 and 12.
The Jingju Theater Company of Beijing announced its latest contemporary Peking Opera production, Qi Baishi, which will be staged in Beijing on Dec 16 and 17.
Chinese play, Rickshaw Boy, based on Lao She's novel of the same title, will make its debut onstage at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on Dec 30, with shows running until Jan 1.
Basking in warm sunshine, the newly restored Jingfu Ge (Hall of Utmost Blessing), which is part of the Summer Palace in Beijing, is like an elderly person with a youthful face.
Bringing to an end the monthlong 10·15 Art Festival, some 100 guzheng (a plucked-string musical instrument) players performed at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing on Nov 15.
More than 30 works of art to include Chinese painting, oil, print, installation and video are on show at Art and Peace, a modern Chinese art exhibition opened on Nov 16 in Daejeon, South Korea, in a manner to intensify cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Art Critique at the Art Museum of the Beijing Fine Art Academy until Dec 3 is a unique show that juxtaposes the work of resident painters with the critiques of scholars.
Han Guorui, a folk artist specializing in making Dongming grain pictures, is generally busy in autumn as he needs to collect materials for his work. This year, he has been even busier, as he has attended fairs to demonstrate his skills and promote grain art.
In the past three years, the Xizang autonomous region has emerged as one of the epicenters for archaeological exploration in China, leading to a wealth of knowledge being unearthed that has enriched people's overall understanding of the nation's ancient roots.
What makes a calligrapher one of the best of all time? The answer can be found in Weidu Fu, a rhyme-prose composed by Zuo Si, a man of letters whose life spanned the third and fourth centuries.
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