Art & Handicraft

·Handmade elegance, fashioable style 02-25
·The mud miniature works Celebrating New Year 02-14
·Classic gardens made of bamboo 08-30
·Three-dimensional Chinese chess born 08-23
·China‘s Earliest Handicraft Workshop Discovered 08-17
·Neolithic Stone Carving of Big Dipper Discovered 08-17
·The Yin Ruins  08-14
·Clothes That Make a Community 06-29
·Shadow Plays Emerge from Behind the Curtain 06-13
·Centuries-old Papermaking Handwork Faces Extinction  06-07
·Folk Handicrafts Exhibition Held in Hangzhou 05-30
·Beijing Revives Tianqiao Folk Art  05-24
·Rare-stone Art Works Displayed in Beijing 05-18
·“Exploded-painting” 05-17
·Emperor’s Favorite Garden Restored in Forbidden City 05-17
·Oil paintings exhibition in Changsha  05-15
·Art Exhibition: Helping Poor Mothers  05-11
·Han Embroidery Heritage Survives in Wuhan 05-09
·“Princess Wencheng” debuts in Beijing 05-08
·Street Art: Giant Puppets Parade  05-08
·Chinese Print Artworks On Show in Belgrade 04-20
·Moon in Chinese Poetry 04-03
·300 Tang Poems 04-03
·Butter Sculpture Tradition Melting Away 03-30
·March Art Auction 03-30
·Cliff Paintings: Origin of Picture Writing? 01-25
·Zhou Dynasty Tombs Unearthed in Shaanxi  12-27
·Shu Brocade Replicas on Sale 12-26
·Historical Archives Delivered to Tianjin 12-02
·Ancient Ivory Pieces on Auction 11-29
·1,700-year-old Glass Discovered in East China 11-21
·Acrobatic Festival Attracts World-Class Acts 10-31
·Yin Ruins Applied for World Culture Heritage 09-22
·Photo Collection on Japanese Aggression Discovered 09-19
·Returned Tibetan Relics to Be Auctioned  09-15
·Huge Porcelain Pit Discovered  09-02
·Arts, Crafts Apply for Cultural Heritage Titles 08-16
·Liulichang -- Antiques Street 08-10
·Int‘l Pottery Art Works Show to Be Staged  05-23
·Saving Endangered Folk Art 05-08
·Saving Endangered Folk Art (2) 05-08
·Stolen Artifacts Wanted Back  04-13
·Dead Chinese Artist Remembered  04-12
·Renovation Begins for Heritage Sites  04-08
·World‘s Largest Maritime Kwan-yin Sculpture 04-07
·Lighthouses of Culture  03-31
·Dunhuang Arts Exhibition to Open in Taiwan  03-22
·Henan Endeavors to Revive Woodcut Painting Art 02-21
·Suzhou Xylographs Exhibited in Beijing 02-17
·Crosstalk Makes a Comeback  01-07

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