National storehouse of textual treasures
1 year, 6 months ago

National storehouse of textual treasures

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An aerial view of the China National Archives of Publications and Culture, located in Beijing. On May 28, Reflection of the Golden Age, an exhibition of paintings from the Song Dynasty, opened in the China Cultural Center in Singapore. The exhibition presents about 100 high-definition print replicas of fine paintings from the dynasty, which are grouped into three categories — landscape, figures and flowers and birds — and represent the summit of Chinese ancient painting. In total, the 60-volume collection catalogs 12,405 classic paintings on paper, silk or linen from 263 museums, galleries and other culture institutions around the world. A Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings has now taken its place among the 30,000 volumes of fine publications produced after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 that sit in the 44 huge bookcases of the national study in the Wenhua Hall of the China National Archives of Publications and Culture.

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Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

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Delicate items reflecting China's arts and crafts development over the past 70 years are on display in Beijing until Feb 12. Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years. The Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts section gathers materials bearing historical …

Creating of an eternal audience
6 months ago

Creating of an eternal audience

China Daily  

Huang drew a remake of his own design of the Golden Monkey stamp, issued in 1980, which attracts admirers to the National Art Museum of China exhibition For So Long, and Colorful in Beijing. In an article he wrote in 1979, Landscapes Under the Sun, the prolific artist Huang Yongyu recounted anecdotes about his uncle-once-removed, Shen Congwen, a writer and …

China Art Museum, Shanghai, opens largest exhibition in China
11 months, 2 weeks ago

China Art Museum, Shanghai, opens largest exhibition in China

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Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong was showcased in a new exhibition at China Art Museum, Shanghai on Jan 27, 2023. The new exhibition at China Art Museum, Shanghai on Jan 27 marks the largest showcase in China featuring two modern masters, Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Entitled Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong, the …

Upcoming exhibition pays tribute to masters passing on heritage
1 year, 6 months ago

Upcoming exhibition pays tribute to masters passing on heritage

China Daily  

Oak Tree and Apes, by Zhang Daqian, a collection of Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts. A comprehensive survey exhibition of the progress of modern Chinese art will be unfolded at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum on July 8, gathering works of quality and rarity by luminaries from the late 19th century throughout the 20th century. The show is …

New exhibition navigates four centuries of Western art
1 year, 8 months ago

New exhibition navigates four centuries of Western art

China Daily  

Abstract Idea, by Rene Magritte, is among the pieces to be exhibited in Shanghai. Among the weighty collection of Western art at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Japan, there is a section celebrating the dynamics and diversity of portrait paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries. Opened to the public in 1983, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum has assembled …

New exhibition navigates four centuries of Western art
1 year, 8 months ago

New exhibition navigates four centuries of Western art

China Daily  

Abstract Idea, by Rene Magritte, is among the pieces to be exhibited in Shanghai. Among the weighty collection of Western art at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Japan, there is a section celebrating the dynamics and diversity of portrait paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries. Opened to the public in 1983, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum has assembled …

New exhibition navigates four centuries of Western art
1 year, 8 months ago

New exhibition navigates four centuries of Western art

China Daily  

Abstract Idea, by Rene Magritte, is among the pieces to be exhibited in Shanghai. Among the weighty collection of Western art at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Japan, there is a section celebrating the dynamics and diversity of portrait paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries. Opened to the public in 1983, the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum has assembled …

Ancient paintings offer clues to literary classics at new Hangzhou exhibition
1 year, 8 months ago

Ancient paintings offer clues to literary classics at new Hangzhou exhibition

China Daily  

Ancient paintings restored using cutting-edge technology reflect traditional Chinese culture and ideas related to reading, Chinese literary classics and cross-cultural exchanges, at a newly opened exhibition in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang on April 10, 2023. It boasts a collection of ancient paintings restored using cutting-edge technology that reflect traditional Chinese culture and ideas related to reading, Chinese literary classics and …

Barcelona museum hosts Chinese Song Dynasty painting exhibition
1 year, 9 months ago

Barcelona museum hosts Chinese Song Dynasty painting exhibition

China Daily  

"The Reflection of the Golden Age" is the title of a new exhibition of artworks by the masters of China's Song Dynasty that opened here on March 29. A joint initiative of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang and Zhejiang University, with the support of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the exhibition …

Barcelona museum hosts Chinese Song Dynasty painting exhibition
1 year, 9 months ago

Barcelona museum hosts Chinese Song Dynasty painting exhibition

China Daily  

"The Reflection of the Golden Age" is the title of a new exhibition of artworks by the masters of China's Song Dynasty that opened here on March 29. A joint initiative of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang and Zhejiang University, with the support of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the exhibition …

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization
2 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An exhibition featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization is ongoing at the China Art Museum Shanghai. Various theater, fine art and TV productions featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization are being presented in Shanghai from November to January. The municipality kicked off this project in 2015, when it called on music, visual art and theater institutions …

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization
2 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai audiences treated to multimedia works on origins of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An exhibition featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization is ongoing at the China Art Museum Shanghai. Various theater, fine art and TV productions featuring folklore about the beginning of Chinese civilization are being presented in Shanghai from November to January. The municipality kicked off this project in 2015, when it called on music, visual art and theater institutions …

Pictures worth a thousand words
2 years, 1 month ago

Pictures worth a thousand words

China Daily  

Visitors view illustrations for literary works at Words and Drawings, an ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. Illustrations for literary works constitute a part of the immense collection of the National Art Museum of China. The Beijing museum is showing over 300 such pictures from its archives at an ongoing exhibition titled Words and Drawings, running through …

Pictures worth a thousand words
2 years, 1 month ago

Pictures worth a thousand words

China Daily  

Visitors view illustrations for literary works at Words and Drawings, an ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. Illustrations for literary works constitute a part of the immense collection of the National Art Museum of China. The Beijing museum is showing over 300 such pictures from its archives at an ongoing exhibition titled Words and Drawings, running through …

Pictures worth a thousand words
2 years, 1 month ago

Pictures worth a thousand words

China Daily  

Visitors view illustrations for literary works at Words and Drawings, an ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. Illustrations for literary works constitute a part of the immense collection of the National Art Museum of China. The Beijing museum is showing over 300 such pictures from its archives at an ongoing exhibition titled Words and Drawings, running through …

A glimpse into how it all started
2 years, 5 months ago

A glimpse into how it all started

China Daily  

Visitors admire the cultural relics at the exhibition The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which will run to Oct 23 at Shanghai Museum. Exhibition provides intriguing insight into the first three dynasties of recorded Chinese history, Zhang Kun reports. An exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and …

A glimpse into how it all started
2 years, 5 months ago

A glimpse into how it all started

China Daily  

Visitors admire the cultural relics at the exhibition The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which will run to Oct 23 at Shanghai Museum. Exhibition provides intriguing insight into the first three dynasties of recorded Chinese history, Zhang Kun reports. An exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and …

A glimpse into how it all started
2 years, 5 months ago

A glimpse into how it all started

China Daily  

Visitors admire the cultural relics at the exhibition The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which will run to Oct 23 at Shanghai Museum. Exhibition provides intriguing insight into the first three dynasties of recorded Chinese history, Zhang Kun reports. An exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and …

Cultural relics from Song Dynasty displayed at Quzhou Museum
2 years, 5 months ago

Cultural relics from Song Dynasty displayed at Quzhou Museum

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chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-07-29 An opening ceremony for the Quzhou Song Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition is held on July 27 at the Quzhou Museum in Quzhou, Zhejiang province. The opening ceremony for the Quzhou Song Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition was held on July 27 at the Quzhou Museum in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, according to local media reports. Over 200 …

Cultural relics from Song Dynasty displayed at Quzhou Museum
2 years, 5 months ago

Cultural relics from Song Dynasty displayed at Quzhou Museum

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-07-29 An opening ceremony for the Quzhou Song Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition is held on July 27 at the Quzhou Museum in Quzhou, Zhejiang province. The opening ceremony for the Quzhou Song Dynasty Cultural Relics Exhibition was held on July 27 at the Quzhou Museum in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, according to local media reports. Over 200 …

Iconic collection gets another outing
2 years, 9 months ago

Iconic collection gets another outing

China Daily  

Beauty of the New Era is running at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing through March 30. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY National Art Museum again displays works by masters and modern painters, Lin Qi reports. A line of people stretching back about 2 kilometers outside the National Art Museum of China created quite a stir on social networks and …

Iconic collection gets another outing
2 years, 9 months ago

Iconic collection gets another outing

China Daily  

Beauty of the New Era is running at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing through March 30. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY National Art Museum again displays works by masters and modern painters, Lin Qi reports. A line of people stretching back about 2 kilometers outside the National Art Museum of China created quite a stir on social networks and …

Iconic collection gets another outing
2 years, 9 months ago

Iconic collection gets another outing

China Daily  

Beauty of the New Era is running at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing through March 30. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY National Art Museum again displays works by masters and modern painters, Lin Qi reports. A line of people stretching back about 2 kilometers outside the National Art Museum of China created quite a stir on social networks and …

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization
2 years, 11 months ago

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

The Changxin Palace Lamp, a bronze artifact dating back to the Western Han Dynasty, is displayed at the exhibition titled Origins, Developments and Achievements of Chinese Civilization, which opened on Tuesday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY An exhibition that opened on Tuesday in Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, unrolls the panorama of …

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization
2 years, 11 months ago

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

The Changxin Palace Lamp, a bronze artifact dating back to the Western Han Dynasty, is displayed at the exhibition titled Origins, Developments and Achievements of Chinese Civilization, which opened on Tuesday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY An exhibition that opened on Tuesday in Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, unrolls the panorama of …

Zhejiang compiles digital archives of ancient Chinese paintings
2 years, 11 months ago

Zhejiang compiles digital archives of ancient Chinese paintings

China Daily  

A corner of the exhibition featuring "The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings" held in the Zhejiang University campus in November 2021. The Song Dynasty is widely regarded as the golden era for ancient Chinese paintings as the works then boasted diverse themes and painting techniques, masterly skills, and elegant aesthetics that were all unrivalled in any other periods. Afterwards, the …

Zhejiang compiles digital archives of ancient Chinese paintings
2 years, 11 months ago

Zhejiang compiles digital archives of ancient Chinese paintings

China Daily  

A corner of the exhibition featuring "The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings" held in the Zhejiang University campus in November 2021. In November 2021, colored prints of some 500 ancient Chinese paintings went on display at an exhibition in the Zhejiang University campus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The exhibition presented some of the achievements of a 16-year national cultural project, …

Zhejiang compiles digital archives of ancient Chinese paintings
2 years, 11 months ago

Zhejiang compiles digital archives of ancient Chinese paintings

China Daily  

A corner of the exhibition featuring "The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings" held in the Zhejiang University campus in November 2021. In November 2021, colored prints of some 500 ancient Chinese paintings went on display at an exhibition in the Zhejiang University campus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The exhibition presented some of the achievements of a 16-year national cultural project, …

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy
3 years ago

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy

China Daily  

A landscape by Tang Yihe on show. The National Art Museum of China offers a diverse program for the upcoming New Year holiday, with works shown at eight ongoing exhibitions varying from drawings, sketches, oil paintings, Chinese paintings and calligraphy to lacquer paintings. The shows present the scope and depth of Chinese artistic traditions and the creation of "red classic" …

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy
3 years ago

National Art Museum showcases works ranging from drawing to calligraphy

China Daily  

A landscape by Tang Yihe on show. The National Art Museum of China offers a diverse program for the upcoming New Year holiday, with works shown at eight ongoing exhibitions varying from drawings, sketches, oil paintings, Chinese paintings and calligraphy to lacquer paintings. The shows present the scope and depth of Chinese artistic traditions and the creation of "red classic" …

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors
3 years, 7 months ago

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors

China Daily  

Visitors view exhibits at the "Into the New Era" exhibition at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, China, 2021. An exhibition titled "Into the New Era" opened last Friday at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, showcasing breathtaking scenery and cultural landscape of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region through a number of photographs and artworks. The exhibition features 86 pieces …

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors
3 years, 7 months ago

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors

China Daily  

Visitors view exhibits at the "Into the New Era" exhibition at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, China, 2021. An exhibition titled "Into the New Era" opened last Friday at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, showcasing breathtaking scenery and cultural landscape of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region through a number of photographs and artworks. The exhibition features 86 pieces …

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors
3 years, 7 months ago

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors

China Daily  

Visitors view exhibits at the "Into the New Era" exhibition at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, China, 2021. An exhibition titled "Into the New Era" opened last Friday at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, showcasing breathtaking scenery and cultural landscape of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region through a number of photographs and artworks. The exhibition features 86 pieces …

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors
3 years, 7 months ago

Beijing exhibition with Tibet-themed artworks, photographs draws visitors

China Daily  

Visitors view exhibits at the "Into the New Era" exhibition at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, China, 2021. An exhibition titled "Into the New Era" opened last Friday at the Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing, showcasing breathtaking scenery and cultural landscape of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region through a number of photographs and artworks. The exhibition features 86 pieces …

Year-ender: Top 10 art exhibits in China
4 years ago

Year-ender: Top 10 art exhibits in China

China Daily  

Editor's note: In this special year, a large number of galleries and museums were forced to close. Here are 10 major art exhibitions that were held offline around China and drew huge public attention. A special exhibition marking the 600th anniversary of the completion of the construction of the Forbidden City was held in Beijing late this year. Celebrating Forbidden …

Year-ender: Top 10 art exhibits in China
4 years ago

Year-ender: Top 10 art exhibits in China

China Daily  

Editor's note: In this special year, a large number of galleries and museums were forced to close. Here are 10 major art exhibitions that were held offline around China and drew huge public attention. A special exhibition marking the 600th anniversary of the completion of the construction of the Forbidden City was held in Beijing late this year. Celebrating Forbidden …

Year-ender: Top 10 art exhibits in China
4 years ago

Year-ender: Top 10 art exhibits in China

China Daily  

Editor's note: In this special year, a large number of galleries and museums were forced to close. Here are 10 major art exhibitions that were held offline around China and drew huge public attention. A special exhibition marking the 600th anniversary of the completion of the construction of the Forbidden City was held in Beijing late this year. Celebrating Forbidden …

Exhibition of the millennium
4 years, 7 months ago

Exhibition of the millennium

China Daily  

A visitor inspects relics displayed at a Confucius culture exhibition at the National Museum of China on May 1. Now, public enthusiasm has been ignited for the Song Dynasty, thanks to the popularity of Serenade of Peaceful Joy, a series currently airing online and on TV which revolves around the life of Emperor Renzong. The distinguished hat worn by Song …

Exhibition of the millennium
4 years, 7 months ago

Exhibition of the millennium

China Daily  

A visitor inspects relics displayed at a Confucius culture exhibition at the National Museum of China on May 1. Now, public enthusiasm has been ignited for the Song Dynasty, thanks to the popularity of Serenade of Peaceful Joy, a series currently airing online and on TV which revolves around the life of Emperor Renzong. The distinguished hat worn by Song …

Exhibition of the millennium
4 years, 7 months ago

Exhibition of the millennium

China Daily  

A visitor inspects relics displayed at a Confucius culture exhibition at the National Museum of China on May 1. Now, public enthusiasm has been ignited for the Song Dynasty, thanks to the popularity of Serenade of Peaceful Joy, a series currently airing online and on TV which revolves around the life of Emperor Renzong. The distinguished hat worn by Song …

Chinese New Year folk art exhibition opens in Beijing
4 years, 11 months ago

Chinese New Year folk art exhibition opens in Beijing

China Daily  

An exhibition displaying traditional folk art surrounding the Chinese New Year opened in the National Library of China in Beijing on Jan 21. Dozens of artworks of traditional Chinese paper-cuttings, printed New Year paintings and more have been showcased at the exhibition, which will run through end of February. The displayed works in the library include not only those with …

Chinese New Year folk art exhibition opens in Beijing
4 years, 11 months ago

Chinese New Year folk art exhibition opens in Beijing

China Daily  

An exhibition displaying traditional folk art surrounding the Chinese New Year opened in the National Library of China in Beijing on Jan 21. Dozens of artworks of traditional Chinese paper-cuttings, printed New Year paintings and more have been showcased at the exhibition, which will run through end of February. The displayed works in the library include not only those with …

Chinese New Year folk art exhibition opens in Beijing
4 years, 11 months ago

Chinese New Year folk art exhibition opens in Beijing

China Daily  

An exhibition displaying traditional folk art surrounding the Chinese New Year opened in the National Library of China in Beijing on Jan 21. Dozens of artworks of traditional Chinese paper-cuttings, printed New Year paintings and more have been showcased at the exhibition, which will run through end of February. The displayed works in the library include not only those with …

Exhibition of donated art to celebrate Chinese New Year
4 years, 11 months ago

Exhibition of donated art to celebrate Chinese New Year

China Daily  

A Tribute to Donors will present a selection of more than 850 works from the donations National Art Museum of China has received, from as early as 1961 and throughout 2019. To mark their generous contributions to enriching the national art collection, the National Art Museum will open a special exhibition, A Tribute to Donors, on Jan 19. The exhibition …

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

China Daily  

A viewer stops to look at one of Xu Beihong’s ink depictions of animals at the opening of the exhibition of modern Chinese ink art on Nov 26, 2019, at the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu province. Grand show of eight modern Chinese ink art masters Nanjing Museum The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, capital of East …

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

China Daily  

Editor's note: Art opens hearts, nourishes souls and kindles imaginations; also, art plays a key role in consolidating national identity and promoting mutual understanding between civilizations as well. The central part of a triptych painting by Chinese artist Zhou Zongkai, titled A Praise of Sanjiangyuan, recently displayed at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Great Journey, Splendid View: …

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

China Daily  

Editor's note: Art opens hearts, nourishes souls and kindles imaginations; also, art plays a key role in consolidating national identity and promoting mutual understanding between civilizations as well. The central part of a triptych painting by Chinese artist Zhou Zongkai, titled A Praise of Sanjiangyuan, recently displayed at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Great Journey, Splendid View: …

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

China Daily  

Editor's note: Art opens hearts, nourishes souls and kindles imaginations; also, art plays a key role in consolidating national identity and promoting mutual understanding between civilizations as well. The central part of a triptych painting by Chinese artist Zhou Zongkai, titled A Praise of Sanjiangyuan, recently displayed at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Great Journey, Splendid View: …

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

China Daily  

A viewer stops to look at one of Xu Beihong’s ink depictions of animals at the opening of the exhibition of modern Chinese ink art on Nov 26, 2019, at the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu province. Grand show of eight modern Chinese ink art masters Nanjing Museum The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, capital of East …

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