Culture

The China Books Critics Society Chooses Top 25 China Good Book of 2013

Katie Collom   | Apr 29, 2014 06:02 AM EDT

Top 25 books of 2013 chosen based on critic reviews, media attention, and best-seller lists. read more

Man's Pee Unearths Ancient Song Dynasty Relic

Katie Collom   | Apr 29, 2014 01:22 AM EDT

Man uncovers Song Dynasty funeral figurine while peeing by the roadside. read more

Christie’s Asian and Western 20th Century and Contemporary Art Sale Makes $20 Million in Shanghai

Staff Reporter   | Apr 29, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

Christie’s Asian and Western 20th century and contemporary art sale makes US$20 million selling art work by Chinese artists and Western artists such as Picasso and Warhol. read more

Chinese Women Photographed Dancing Outside the Place du Louvre in Paris

Qi Qin   | Apr 28, 2014 05:24 AM EDT

A photo of Chinese women spontaneously dancing outside the Place du Louvre in Paris became the latest hot thread on Weibo with 55-thousand comments, 7-thousand likes and shared more than 26-thousand times. read more

Beijing Hosts 14th Annual Meet in Beijing Arts Festival

Katie Collom   | Apr 28, 2014 08:38 AM EDT

Beijing is hosting the 14th annual Meet in Beijing Arts Festival which will feature art, music, dance, and other cultural expositions and shows from around the world. read more

Chinese Artist Protests Pollution in China by Auctioning Off a Jar of Fresh Air

Katie Collom   | Apr 25, 2014 06:02 AM EDT

An artist in Beijing returned from a business trip in Southern France with a small jar of air and proceeded to auction it off for US $860. read more

Chinese Artist Charged With Fraud For Creating And Selling Forged Art

Katie Collom   | Apr 24, 2014 08:39 AM EDT

A 75-year-old Chinese artist and two other art dealers were charged for their role in a 15-year long, US $33-million art scam in the United States. read more

Man with 5,000 Bras to Open Museum

Marcel Woo   | Apr 22, 2014 08:35 AM EDT

What would you do if you have 5,000 bras and you can't use them because you are a man? Build a bra museum! read more

Chinese Writers Mourn Death of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Desiree Q. Sison   | Apr 18, 2014 04:58 AM EDT

Chinese novelists are mourning the passing of Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died in his Mexico home at the age of 87. read more

“No zuo no die” Chinglish translation of local buzzwords now included in US Urban Dictionary

Qi Qin   | Apr 18, 2014 04:06 AM EDT

“No zuo no die”, one of the ten buzzwords on Sina Weibo in 2013, is now part of the Urban Dictionary, a popular online slang dictionary in the United States. read more

China's Auction House Bids for Detroit's Art Works

Marcel Woo   | Apr 14, 2014 05:00 AM EDT

Mainland China's largest auction house, Poly International Auction, said it is ready to spend up to US $1 billion to buy Chinese art works from the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, USA. read more

Artist Creates Chopstick Portrait of Jackie Chan

Dean M. Bernardo   | Apr 11, 2014 09:15 AM EDT

Inspired and driven to innovation in her work, Malaysian artist, Hong Yi, tied and organized chopsticks to form a contour of the face of Hong Kong's most famous action star Jackie Chan. read more

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