Lantern Festival celebrated across China
2011-02-17 10:24:17
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, and officially ends Spring Festival. As the first night to see a full moon in the new year, it is celebrated as a look forward to a better life.
China's National Museum to reopen on April 1
2011-02-17 10:41:14
After three and a half years, the 2.5-billion-yuan expansion of the National Museum of China is winding down, and the museum plans to reopen on the first day of April.
Chinese wood engraving exhibition opens in Kazakhstan
2011-02-17 10:42:01
An exhibition showcasing Chinese wood engraving pictures opened Wednesday here in the Central National Museum of Kazakhstan.
Chinese folk music orchestra in the US
2011-02-17 10:29:56
The Anhui Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Feb 27 and 28.
Emperor's private collection gets public viewing at Met in New York
2011-02-17 10:28:38
Currently showing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City showcases about 90 works of art created for the emperor Qianlong.
Cultural news in brief
2011-02-16 09:46:06
China's first museum to showcase furniture and artworks made of the rare and expensive Phoebe sheareri, also known as "emperor wood" in ancient China, has now opened its doors to the public in Beijing.
CCTV axe magician's goldfish trick from festival showcase
2011-02-16 07:56:13
Executives at China Central Television have assured viewers that no live animal acts will feature in its annual Lantern Festival show after a protest by animal protection groups.
Chinese hope for more traditional Lunar New Year
2011-02-16 09:19:09
A survey released by China Youth Daily shows that about 93 percent Chinese people believe that the Chinese Lunar New Year is becoming less traditional, and they hope government could restore it to what it was in the old days.
Chinese acrobats wow Sydney audience
2011-02-16 09:46:40
To keynote this week's Spring Festival celebrations in Australia, the aerial tumbling show "Mulan" has been dazzling both local residents, and Chinese compatriots, at the State Theater in Sydney.
Monument for ancient navigator
2011-02-16 09:45:11
East China's Jiangsu province will build a tower to commemorate China's renowned navigator Zheng He and his seven voyages to destinations in the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Africa during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
3000-year-old tomb group found in Xinjiang
2011-02-16 09:21:24
The Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology reported on Feb. 14 that it discovered an ancient tomb group covering an area of more than 10,000 square meters 100 kilometers south of Hami City in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Chinese cultural week kicks off in Israel
2011-02-15 10:14:58
Monks from China's Shaolin Temple perform Shaolin Kungfu in Be'er Sheva, South Israel, Feb 13, 2011, for Chinese Cultural Week which started on Sunday.