What's on

Print works

Focalization shows prints by a lineup of international artists to mark the spirit of the Olympics and celebrate the 2022 Winter Games. The ongoing exhibition at the art museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy through Feb 20 is made possible by the joint efforts of featured artists and their collaborators working at Guanlan Printmaking Base in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, via cloud communication. Works on show present the charms of winter sports and the passion and vitality of athletes.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 12 Chaoyang Gongyuan (Park) Nan Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6502-5171.

Digitized treasures

Digital technology has enriched the ways one can appreciate the beauty of Chinese artifacts, especially when travel is restricted due to the pandemic. The Ways in Patterns, an exhibition on digitization, now running at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, creates an immersive environment that brings visitors an amplified perspective of different types of artifacts in the Palace Museum's collection. At the center of the show is a digital installation, standing at 5.3 meters, which displays magnified 3-D images of two ceramic pieces. The exhibition runs until Feb 12.

10 am-7 pm, Monday to Friday; 10 am-9 pm, Saturday-Sunday. 1187 Wanghai Road, Shekou, Nanshan district, Shenzhen, Guangdong province. 0755-2667-1187.

Wealth and luck

The various gods of wealth are more intently focused on than other Chinese deities during Spring Festival. They are worshipped and featured on a wide range of festival objects, such as money-filled red envelopes and woodblock new year posters, sending blessings for fortune, good luck and business opportunities. Ceramic, wood and stone statues of gods of wealth are among the dozens of artworks on show at Wealth and Rank, an ongoing exhibition at the Chengdu Museum in Sichuan province, to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. It gathers objects embodying wishes for prosperity and longevity, and reflects the Chinese take on lifestyle, money-making and social courtesy. Works on show are from nine art museums across the country, including currencies from different periods of time, ruyi, the jade scepter stylized as a symbol of good wish, and yaoqianshu, the money tree. They create an atmosphere of happiness and harmony while reiterating a long-standing belief that wealth can be accumulated in the right way. The show runs until March 20.

9 am-5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday. 1 Xiaohe Jie Street, Qingyang district, Chengdu, Sichuan province. 028-6291-5593.

Picturesque landscapes

Classical Chinese paintings were executed on a roll of paper or silk, in a horizontal or vertical style, in the past. They were then rolled out for appreciation of individuals or groups. Handscroll paintings in the horizontal format provide continuous perspectives for one to enjoy the detail, and famous examples include Qingming Shanghe Tu, a vivid 12th-century genre painting by Zhang Zeduan. While paintings in the vertical format are normally hung on walls to bring an overwhelming feeling. The current exhibition at Liaoning Provincial Museum in Shenyang, As Picturesque as Mountains and Waters, shows 66 hanging scrolls of landscapes in which one would sense a pursuit of harmony and unity of humans and the universe by ancient artists. It runs until April 10.

9 am-4:30 pm, closed on Mondays.157 Zhihui Sanjie Street, Hunnan district, Shenyang, Liaoning province. 024-2320-5102.