The significant excavation launched on an ancient shipwreck in China
Shanghai announced the kickoff of an archaeological excavation of a shipwreck site at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Wednesday. The shipwreck, known as boat "Number Two" on the Yangtze River Mouth, is one of the largest and best-preserved, with
A digital depiction of ancient Nanjing
The Picture of Jinling (Jinling Tu) collected by the Deji Art Museum in Nanjing is a panorama of ancient Nanjing city in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) created by imperial court artist Feng Ning during the Qianlong Reign (1736-1795). The museum
The world’s oldest known pants found in China
What little rain that falls on a gravelly desert in western China's Tarim Basin evaporates as it hits the blistering turf. Here, in this arid wasteland, lie the ancient remains of people who made one of the biggest fashion splashes
Comics with the themes of the Winter Olympics and the Year of the Tiger exhibited in Zhejiang
The Zhejiang Exhibition Center is having an exhibit of comics with the themes of the Winter Olympics and the Year of the Tiger. The comics were illustrated by both local and abroad artists willing to share their whimsy ideas and
The Chinese print art created by local artists exhibited in Guangdong
The Chaozhou Museum of Art in South China’s Guangdong province is holding an exhibit of print art created during the past centennial by local artists. The diverse style and approaches to the printing techniques are the aftermath of both artistic development
Beijing Olympics Helped Archaeologists Discover an 800-Year-Old Imperial Palace
While building the athletes’ Olympic Village for this year’s Winter Games in Beijing, China discovered the remains of an ancient Jin Dynasty (1115–1234) palace.It was found near Taizicheng village in the Hebei Province. Less than an hour from Beijing by
Tiger-themed exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing
The tiger symbolises bravery and power in Chinese culture. Tigers have been a popular theme in Chinese paintings. On the 25th of January the tiger-themed exhibition was held at China's National Museum, Beijing.Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum inaugurated an exhibit
The hyperrealism of Suzhou embroidery exhibited in Nanjing
The Suzhou embroidery of China has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, that reflects the world " through threads and needles". The more than a hundred examples of Suzhou embroidery artworks with exquisitely interpreted details created by Zhu Shouzhen,
Yoshitomo Nara’s spiritual harbor displayed in Nanjing
The two of Yoshitomo Nara's iconic installations, "Not Everything But/Green House" and "Not Everything But/Orange House", are on long-term display at Deji Art Museum in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.The two works each feature a playhouse with a cone-shaped roof in green
Ancient Chinese bronzeware exhibited in Hunan
Bronzeware is a significant carrier of Chinese culture. To trace its development, the Hunan Museum is exhibiting bronze artworks assembled from Chinese museums and presented in four pavilions.Among the intriguing exhibited artefacts are the bronze gui tureen with horse design
