Art festival creates a picture of creativity

The National Art Museum of China is hosting the Eleventh National Art Exhibition, displaying recent Chinese contemporary artworks that won top accolades. The show runs until Feb 3.

The exhibition, initiated in 1949 and staged once every five years, is a veritable feast for art lovers in China. It's the biggest of its kind. A variety of fine artworks in 10 categories are awarded. These include Chinese ink painting, oil painting, engraving, sculpture, murals, watercolor and pastel drawings.

This year, some 630 art works were nominated from more than 1,500 entries around the country. Top awards are given to respective categories.