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Family and friends think they're mad not to retire, but Li Songshan and Han Rong are busy with an African culture center inspired by a lifetime in Tanzania and a collection of Makonde carvings.
Dancers from Russia's Mariinsky Theatre perform ballet Anna Karenina at the Tianjin Grand Theatre in Tianjin.
One of China's best known artists, Liu Xiaodong, headed down to the pub for inspiration for his first London show.
China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Exhibition kicked off at the Nansha Scenic Area in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province on Sept 28, 2013.
The works of Qi Hong, a Chinese painter who grew up on horseback, have more to say with their distinctive combination of Eastern and Western styles.
Christie's announced its official entry to the Chinese mainland with an inaugural auction on Thursday night that earned 153 million yuan.
The concrete structures of the 798 Art Zone in northeastern Beijing stem from the North China Radio Equipment Joint Factory built with help from East Germany in the 1950s.
Most of the old factories in Dashanzi area have disappeared. The zone was transformed with the arrival of artists around 10 years ago.
Symbols, lines and blue and rose hues are seen in all of Chinese artist Hong Ming's paintings. It reminds people of the Spanish master Pablo Picasso.
The ongoing large-scale outdoor show, Attraction, at Beijing National Stadium combines music, dance, acrobatics and technology.
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Inspired by his hometown's past, as well as its present, Quanzhou artist Cai Guoqiang created a gunpowder drawing on paper on a live show in Shanghai on Wednesday.