Britain's Royal Mail launched a set of special postage stamps Tuesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the playwright William Shakespeare.
Two new Chinese releases, The Bodyguard and Chongqing Hotpot, and a still strong Zootopia this weekend dashed expectations that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would score big at China's box office this year.
A huge ink-and-color work of master painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) fetched HK$270 million ($34.8 million) at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, setting an auction record for the artist.
Zhouzhuang, an oil painting by master artist Wu Guanzhong sold for HK$236 million ($30.4 million) on Monday night at Poly Auction's spring sale, according to Beijing Times.
More funds will be mobilized to protect endangered heritage that is currently outside government domain, according to a top official of the Culture Ministry.
An exhibition from the mainland showcasing each artist's unique artistic language and methodology is currently on in Doha, as part of the Qatar China 2016 Year of Culture.
Chartered train service began for the first time between Xi'an, capital of West China's Shaanxi province, to the Mausoleum of Huangdi in Huangling county, to facilitate travel to honor the legendary ancestor of the Chinese people.
Soaring Spring Festival audience numbers see cinema owners reeling in the profits in the first quarter.
Chinese TV series are gaining popularity in Russia, as viewers become more and more interested in the culture of China and Asia in general.
Silks from the Silk Road--Chinese Art of Silk, the second major exhibition of the China-Qatar 2016 Year of Culture, opened at the Qatar Museum on March 23.
The 2016 Year of East Asia City of Culture opened on Mar 26 in Nara, a historical city in Japan.
According to the Announcement on Further Strengthening Cultural Relics Protection released by China’s State Council on March 30, a lifelong retroactive accountability mechanism for cultural relics has been put on the agenda.
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