Baoji's splendid bronzes
2012-02-05 08:04:41
The Chinese have always considered bronze an auspicious metal, symbolizing social status and wealth. Many believed that bronze brings them luck.
Waxing eloquent
2012-02-05 08:03:26
'I never in a million years thought this would happen," says CNN's Anderson Cooper on the "set" of Madame Tussauds. "And, yeah, it's kind of creepy, the whole idea, but it's also really cool."
A drought in Turkey uncovers antiquities
2012-02-05 08:02:44
For 1,600 years, this city has been built and destroyed, erected and erased, as layer upon layer of life has thrived on its seven hills.
Lit-up buildings as canvas for art
2012-02-05 08:01:32
A projection at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple accompanied a performance by the musician Amon Tobin.
'Cats' played in Vienna
2012-02-03 10:29:06
'Cats', based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by T. S. Eliot and originally performed in London's West End in 1981, is played in Vienna until May 28, 2012.
Master of an ancient Miao folk dance
2012-02-02 07:58:56
An ethnic dance unique to a remote Miao village has been off limits to outsiders for more than 1,000 years.
Art shows its youthful side
2012-01-31 08:00:29
The Art Market Research Center affiliated with the Central Academy of Fine Arts has kicked off the 2012 Art Nova.
The write stuff
2012-01-31 08:00:29
Li Tusheng is multitalented but his calligraphy works are particularly valued, and his latest 10-volume book was 10 years in the making.
Threads of life
2012-01-29 17:01:35
Father-and-daughter team helps keep ethnic art alive for future generations.
Spring Festival Temple Fair in Beijing
2012-01-29 10:56:51
Spring Festival Temple Fair is held to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing.
Stitches in time
2012-01-26 09:41:34
Exhibits at the Chengdu Shu Brocade and Embroidery Museum show changes in the social fabric throughout history.
Raising the image of folk art
2012-01-26 09:17:46
A farmer-artist in Henan has created a new folk art, cloth sculpture, which is based on traditional cloth painting but has raised patterned surfaces.