Visitors view exhibits of the ongoing show,The History and Culture of Zhejiang Province, at the Capital Museum in Beijing. People will be able to "travel" through seven millennia and delve into the ancient history of this eastern province in det
A mural in Cave 158 at the Mogao Grottoes from the Tubo period, located in Dunhuang, Gansu province, shows princes of different countries mourning for nirvana of the Buddha.A major exhibition examining the pivotal role played by the Tibetan Tubo regime in
Hundreds of Chinese cultural relics repatriated from Italy finally are made available for public viewing on Wednesday at the National Museum of China in Beijing. After a long journey home, hundreds of Chinese cultural relics repatriated from Italy finally
Visitors view a portrait of Emperor Qianlong among 100-odd paintings and calligraphy works of the 18th century, which reflect fine art achievements of the royal family and high officials of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Emperor Qianlong's passion for call
Three coffin chambers are seen in excavation in a large-scale tomb from the Sixteen Kingdoms period on the outskirts of Xi'an, Shaanxi province.An unearthed Sixteen Kingdoms gravesite shows links from the period to present-day Xi'an, Wang Kaihao reports.I
Shan Jixiang (left), director of the Palace Museum, and Ng Chee Siong, head of real estate conglomerate Sino Group, shake hands during a signing ceremony in Beijing on Saturday. It marked an agreement on Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation's donation to th
Palace Museum Director Shan Jixiang announces his retirement on April 8 at a meeting. The head of one of the world's best-known museums is retiring, and as the news spread late Monday, netizens praised him as a tireless guardian and promoter of the nation
Bac, a town in Serbia's Vojvodina province, is home to ancient Roman ruins, medieval fortresses, churches and priceless relics.Chinese relics experts began cooperating with their Serbian counterparts last year to help in Bac's bid to become a UNESCO World
Jiankou, one of the toughest sections of the Great Wall to climb in Beijing, is going through its second phase of restoration. The second phase of restoration work on the toughest section of the Great Wall is soon to be completed, Wang Kaihao reports.Ther
Many cultural relics of the Palace Museum－China's former imperial palace in Beijing, which is also known as the Forbidden City－and some ancient books in the collection of the National Library of China are in the two institutions due to the efforts of Zhen
The Forbidden City. On Oct 2, 2012, more than 180,000 people flocked to the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, setting a record for the highest number of daily visitors in the institution's history.Some of them became exhausted a
A computer-generated graphic shows the design of the Palace Museum branch. After years of preparation, construction of a branch of the Palace Museum formally kicked off on Wednesday in Beijing's northwestern outskirts.The branch, covering 62 hectares in t
New painting and calligraphy galleries in Liaoning Provincial Museum have lifted the veil on dozens of rarely seen national treasuresThere are just 85 stars up there, but my how they shine!Those stars, Chinese paintings on display in a new section of the
The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, signed agreement with the Syrian ministry of culture on Tuesday to kick off a series projects — which will include joint exhibitions and public education initiatives — to be brought about thr
A six-week internship project involving college students from Guangdong province and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, began at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Tuesday.The 48 students, 16 from each place, will be assigned to 11 depar
It is often said that Chinese civilization extends back 5,000 years. Now, after 15 years of intense research as part of a nationwide project to explore the origins of that civilization, archaeologists are able to back up that statement with solid physical
Workers pull weeds at the Yuanying Guan ruins at Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace, in preparation for a project to preserve the standing pillars. The surviving remnants of columns and gates in Beijing's Yuanmingyuan - or Old Summer Palace - will be rein
TheJiankou Great Wall in Huairou district of Beijing. Intel and China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation reached an agreement on Wednesday to launch a project applying cutting-edge technology in preservation of a section of the Great Wall in Be
The Palace Museum's Shenwumen, or the Gate of Divine Might, undergoes renovation in 2017. A Palace Museum restoration project wins an award, underscoring the importance of research. Wang Kaihao reports.Baoyun Lou, or the Hall of Embodied Treasures, stands
An ancient bronze tripod is displayed at the National Museum of China during a show.Chinese museums currently attract 900 million annual visits. And with more museums opening up, the footfalls are set to keep growing. Wang Kaihao reports.As vice-president
Visitors viewBunian Tu, a celebrated painting of the Tang Dynasty depicting Emperor Taizong receiving Tibetan envoy Gar Tongtsen Yulsung. The rarely seen masterpieceBunian Tu, also known as Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy, is on show at an ong
The Capital Museum will show some of the rarest relics from the Tibet autonomous region, such as a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) statue of a Tibetan Buddhist abbot.Capital Museum in Beijing is to start its Chinese New Year celebrations with a major display. Wa
People examine relics on Tuesday that were recovered in a special operation in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The launch of China's national internet platform that provides information about lost or stolen cultural relics will help netizens create even more suc
At the ongoing exhibition,Traveling Around the World: Chinese Dragons on Banknotes and Coins, currency exhibits are on display, showing the dragon grow to become ancient China's imperial symbol. New exhibition detailing the depiction of the creature in cu
The Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage released draft guidance for Great Wall renovations on Tuesday, setting different criteria for each type of wall.
The Capital Museum is holding a show on major archaeological discoveries in China, Wang Kaihao reports.
Fujian province now houses treasures from the Palace Museum, thanks to the opening of the Kulangsu gallery. Wang Kaihao reports.
China's cultural heritage experts say more needs to be done to protect the sites linked to the ancient scholar, Wang Kaihao reports.
On International Day on Monuments and Sites, which fell on April 18, China's third list of 10 best cultural relic restoration projects was released by the Chinese Committee for the International Council on Monuments and Sites, and China Cultural Relic New
Chinese archaeologists worked at more than 2,000 sites in 2016, and experts have selected the 10 best ones.
China's cultural relics now have national ID cards. A report by the State Council on Friday shows that there are 108 million moveable cultural relics in State-owned institutions on the Chinese mainland, based on a five-year national study, the first since
While there is still debate over whether the studies of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) of the murals in Dunhuang's Mogao Grottoes damaged the art, his work during a time of war and social upheaval is much prized.
Great Wall protection has improved, but more needs to be done, say the results of a State Administration of Cultural Heritage inspection released on Monday.
About 50 officials and scholars from eight countries issued a declaration at Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, on Oct 20 on enhancing protection of the world's cultural relics.
AstorehouseoftheForbiddenCitywasrenovatedintoacafe. An18th-centurystorehouseintheForbiddenCity,whichisalsoknownasPalaceMuseum,wasrenovatedintoacafeandopenedtothepubliconSept29.Thestorehouse, 1.5metersbelowgroundlevel,wasbuiltforroyalfamiliestostoreice.The
On the northern bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River is the Samye Monastery. Boasting a 1,300-year history, this monastery in Shannan, in the southern part of the Tibet autonomous region, is the earliest Buddhist monastery in Tibet.
