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Fine Art >>>
An art exhibition "Homage to the Virtuosos: From Leonardo da Vinci to Caravaggio -- Masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance" opens to the public on Monday.
April 28, 2026
The Li Keran Art Foundation has launched a retrospective in Beijing honoring Li Xiaoke (1944–2021), a master of contemporary ink who spent decades capturing Xizang's unique landscapes.
April 23, 2026
"Dawn's Bells and Dusk's Drums" is the first solo exhibition in Beijing by Chinese contemporary artist Ni Youyu. It opened on Apr.3, 2026 at Galleria Continua in the 798 Art District.
April 9, 2026
An art exhibition featuring 80 pieces of paintings by teenagers was held simultaneously on Wednesday aboard China's orbiting space station, which is orbiting about 400 kilometers above Earth, and at the Capital Museum in Beijing.
April 2, 2026
Calligraphy >>>
A calligraphy and seal carving exhibition is on display at Zizhuyuan Park in Beijing through late January, featuring the works of four contemporary artists: Wang Xingjia, Cheng Maoquan, Ma Juntong and Cao Xinyuan. Each brings a distinctive style to the traditional art forms, demonstrating their continued vitality and creative relevance.
January 2, 2026
"When Words Become Images," a solo exhibition of calligraphy and seal art by Lu Dadong, is now open at Space Station Gallery in Beijing's 798 Art District until Nov. 30.
October 29, 2025
An exhibition of works by Chinese female calligraphers opened Oct. 11 in Beijing, ahead of the Global Summit of Women.
October 13, 2025
Handicrafts >>>
​With a 3D printer nozzle rotating as it smoothly extrudes clay, a delicate ceramic work is gradually taking shape -- a scene that would once have been unimaginable to earlier generations of artisans in Jingdezhen.
May 11, 2026
​In Jingdezhen, a city long known as China's "porcelain capital," one of its newest landmarks appears almost as if it has emerged directly from a kiln.
May 10, 2026
The "Work with Hands" handicraft market drew more than 190 artisans and practitioners to Beijing's Langyuan Station over the May Day holiday.
May 4, 2026
In the past, silver ornaments were worn only during festivals. Today silver forging workshops thrive here. Craftsmen innovate by developing cultural and creative products, expanding sales channels through e-commerce and cultural tourism markets.
April 27, 2026
Architecture >>>
The Long's Courtyard in Hunan was a historic residential complex first built in the Song Dynasty (1127-1279) with buildings predominantly of brick-and-wood construction. Today, 48 residences still exist in the complex, connected by criss-crossing stone-paved alleyways.
May 11, 2026
In the Chaoshan region of Guangdong province, rooftops are adorned with intricate displays made from colored porcelain fragments, creating stories in ceramic that last for generations.
January 28, 2026
Amid efforts to preserve the millennium-old traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges, advanced and accessible technology, including AI and VR, is injecting new vitality into the timeless craft.
December 19, 2025
In order to study the construction and renovation history of the Forbidden City, a team of Chinese researchers has successfully pinpointed the growth years of three ancient timbers in this complex and traced their geographical origins via oxygen isotope analysis.
December 11, 2025
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