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A collection of ceramic bowls tailored-made for Chairman Mao was auctioned at a price of HK$11.68 million ($1.51 million) in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Qinghai's folk music Hua'er is not generally well known but most Chinese people are familiar with the music of Wang Luobin (1913-96), who was inspired by Hua'er.
Dancers from the Australian Ballet perform during a dress rehearsal of Graeme Murphy's modern interpretation of "Swan Lake" at the Arts Center in Melbourne, Australia, on June 20, 2013.
The calligraphy of Mo Yan, a Chinese writer who won Nobel Literature Prize in 2012, was auctioned off at 300,000 yuan (US$48,942) on Sunday.
Opened Thursday, the Tibetan carpet exposition attracted some 110 exhibitors from 9 countries.
Iranian handicrafts are displayed during the Iran Cultural Week in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2013. The seven-day cultural week opened in Iran Thursday.
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center has embarked on a five-year project to upgrade its production. It plans to showcase highly acclaimed plays from other countries to its audiences.
The National Art Museum of China celebrates its 50th birthday. The arced wall inside the museum is seen as one of the country's most important exhibition spaces.
Young Chinese artists now have more opportunities to publicly show their works as Yishu 8 in Beijing has created a new award for fresh Chinese art graduates.
Photo taken on June 19, 2013 shows a bark painting created by folk artist Su Yongsheng during a fine folk art exhibition at the Gansu Provincial Art Museum in Lanzhou.
Photo taken on June 19, 2013 shows egg carving handicrafts made by Pu Derong, a man from Dongzhuangtou village in Zhuozhou city, North China's Hebei province.
Dian cui, the art of applying kingfisher feathers onto accessories, requires skill and patience. But like many age-old techniques, it risks being lost forever.
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