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Cat theme

Huang Zhou, a preeminent ink artist of the 20th century, vividly depicted animals such as the camel, ox, horse and donkey, which under his brushstrokes symbolize loyalty, bravery and courage. Huang, in later life, preferred painting smaller animals and his most favored was the cat. Like A Tiger, an ongoing exhibition at the Yan Huang Art Museum, which Huang founded in Beijing, shows a selection of cat-themed paintings made by him between 1980 and 1995. In his works, Huang accentuated the energetic, witty and powerful sides of cats. The show has been organized to celebrate the Year of the Tiger and to cater to the growing ownership of pet cats among city dwellers in China.

10 am-6 pm, closed on Mondays. 9 Huizhonglu, Yayuncun, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6491-2902.

Poet-artist

The integration of painting, poetry and calligraphy is essential to the making of classical Chinese ink paintings. The tradition has helped render a philosophical depth and intellectual sense to the art. In late artist Ding Tianque's works, he invigorated the long-standing tradition with oil. He accentuated an intense poetic touch to vicissitudes he painted by the layering of strong, bright colors. Ding's paintings and poems handwritten in the calligraphy style are now on show at the ICI Labas gallery in Beijing's 798 Art Zone. The exhibition runs until March 8.

10:30 am-5:30 pm, closed on Mondays. D10, 798 East Street, 798 Art Zone, Chaoyang district, Beijing.130-0117-0598.

Glass history

Glass objects were once deemed "art of fire and sand". Artifacts made of the old material have been found at relic sites in Europe, Asia and North Africa as vivid examples of the dissemination and infusion of technologies and cultures between the East and the West. The Marvelous Colors, Manifold Forms exhibition traces the history of glassmaking and cultural exchanges between the East and the West in ancient times through glass art. The show, at the Tsinghua University Art Museum, running until May 5, brings together hundreds of objects from the collection of the Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum, Japan, and several Chinese museums and archaeological institutions, celebrating the inclusiveness and creativity of different civilizations.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. Tsinghua University, Haidian district, Beijing. 010-6278-1012.

Colorful prints

Color printing developed into a distinctive form of Chinese arts and crafts, and the technique has been applied by contemporary artists. Colorful, an exhibition at Minsheng Art Museum Beijing until April 30, looks back on the evolution of color printing in China, spanning four centuries, and displays books featuring prints and works that represent over 120 kinds of color prints. It shows the development of fine arts, publishing and printing, and serves as a guidebook on the use of colors in ancient China, their underlying cultural meanings and the influence on other art forms in East Asia.

10 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays.9 Jiuxianqiao Bei Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5323-2111.