Visually impaired perform first reading drama

2013-08-10 10:54:15

Liu Fenglin, 54, sits onstage behind a desk with two other performers. She reads her lines in a smooth voice full of emotion, wearing a dark purple qipao.

Taihang Mountain looks good in oil

2013-08-09 10:35:30

Oil painting may have been introduced to China from the West, but Chinese oil painter Fan Miao has found his own way to give the medium an Eastern flavor.

DPRK painters display creativity in Mudanjiang

2013-08-09 10:27:17

Kim Jacal, a 53-year-old oil painter from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, never thought he would have the chance to paint overseas.Art beat in August

Beijing summit celebrates Qiqiao Festival

2013-08-09 09:57:28

Qiqiao, an ancient cultural event hailing from Gansu province's Longnan region in central China, is one of the most legendary traditional Chinese celebrations.

Martial arts festival held in NW China

2013-08-09 09:21:52

Masters present martial arts during a martial arts festival at the Tianshan Mountain scenic area in Fukang city, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Aug 7, 2013.

Walk the talk

2013-08-08 10:36:03

His publication on Chinese folk culture and arts won Time magazine's "Best of Asia" award.

Observing beauty and being creative

2013-08-08 10:21:43

Have you ever observed the bark of any tree closely and has it ever occurred to you that it can be a creative piece of art?

Delusional 3D painting in Beijing

2013-08-08 09:25:08

Children are attracted by a delusional 3D ground painting during the Qianmen Historical Culture Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 7, 2013.

Chinese acrobats perform in Jamaica

2013-08-07 11:12:16

Chinese acrobats perform in Kingston, Jamaica, Aug 5, 2013.

Paper-cut artists strive to rise above technology

2013-08-07 10:30:38

Distinguished by their delicate composition, vivid shapes and flamboyant colors, Yuxian paper-cuts challenge people's normal understanding of these Chinese artworks as red flowers for windows.

Sand painting contest in Zhoushan

2013-08-07 10:26:00

The 2013 China (Zhoushan) Masters Sand Painting Contest was held in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province on August 5, 2013.

Robe warriors

2013-08-07 10:20:20

Perhaps, this is a Mongolian-style Via Monte Napoleone: 30-odd costume shops gather in this downtown area in Xilinhot, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.