Plans for world's largest art gallery
2011-03-16 09:51:12
The National Art Museum of China is to build the world's largest art gallery next to the Bird's Nest, it was revealed this week.
Shanxi mural
2011-03-15 17:44:49
Mural painting is like an inexhaustible encyclopedia, and Shanxi Province boasts the most abundant mural paintings in China.
Classic love stories from China
2011-03-15 14:45:14
People, regardless of their culture and where they live, are always affected by sad, sentimental love stories.
Yuan Dynasty porcelains
2011-03-15 07:55:52
Editor's Note: Every week we look at a work of art or a cultural relic that puts the spotlight on China's heritage.
Dance of desire
2011-03-15 07:55:52
The bawdy tale of an ancient Chinese Don Juan comes to life in a subversive dance drama that will debut in Hong Kong.
The Plum in the Golden Vase
2011-03-15 07:55:52
Jin Ping Mei was one of the quartet of classic novels in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) before A Dream of Red Mansions replaced it in the subsequent Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Beijing Hutongs
2011-03-14 17:07:48
Hutong refers to lanes and alleys between the Siheyuan (courtyard with buildings on four sides) residences in Beijing.
The eight immortals and good fortune symbols
2011-03-14 16:33:09
In Chinese, each written character represents an entire word which is in deep contrast to alphabetical text where a sequence of individual letters signifies a word.
Upcoming cultural events
2011-03-14 14:03:04
Founder and artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in Taiwan, Lin Hwai-min has been heralded as "the most important choreographer in Asia".
Confucius worship ceremony held in Taipei
2011-03-14 14:02:35
A ceremony worshipping Confucius was held in Taipei on March 13, 2011.
More than being clean
2011-03-14 07:58:39
The first record - on oracle bones - of Chinese bath habits dates back more than 3,000 years.
Free art museums draw crowds
2011-03-11 14:47:17
People has been lining up to get into art museums since a policy of free admissions was initiated recently.