Category Art

Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in Greater China, or by Chinese artists. The painting, calligraphy, architecture, pottery, sculpture, bronzes, jade carving, and other fine or decorative art forms produced in ancient China.

Jingning She Embroidery: 70% of China’s She Ethnic Costumes

Inside a workshop in Jingning She Autonomous County, Zhejiang Province, workers are racing to finish She ethnic costumes for the Zhejiang Basketball Association tournament. Bright phoenix patterns cover the fabric, a visual signature of one of China’s most concentrated traditional…

Badu Maxiu Embroidery Hits Bangkok at Thailand Fashion Show

A provincial intangible cultural heritage from Qiandao Lake’s Wangfu township has reached the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre. Badu Maxiu, a hand-picked hemp embroidery from Chun’an County in Zhejiang Province, appeared at Asia Fashion Thailand Show 2026 from July…

Zhejiang Embroidery and Drawnwork ICH Exhibition

The China National Silk Museum (CNSM) opened the “Embroidery Beauty of Zhejiang” exhibition on June 18, 2026, bringing together nearly twenty provincial intangible cultural heritage (ICH) projects in embroidery and drawnwork. Running through November 16 in the Sericulture Hall on…

Chinese Silk Art Exhibition Opens in Kazakhstan

The “Splendor of the Silk Road: Contemporary Chinese Silk Art Exhibition” opened July 2 at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana, co-hosted by the China National Silk Museum, Huzhou Museum, and Turpan Museum. The show is…

Yi Ethnic Embroidery Costume Show on Wumeng Grassland

On July 9, the Wumeng Grassland in Panzhou, Guizhou Province, hosted a distinctive cultural event known as the “Wumeng Village Show” — a grassroots fashion presentation celebrating Yi ethnic intangible cultural heritage (ICH) costume traditions. Set at an altitude of…

Tianjin Jin-Pai Ronghua Velvet Flowers Event

On June 12, 2026, the Heping District Culture and Tourism Bureau in Tianjin hosted a heritage-day event that paired an endangered craft with a literary reading — a format designed to make intangible heritage feel less like a museum exhibit…

Shouyi China National ICH Costume Design Competition

The “Heritage Award” 2026 Shouyi China (守艺中国) National Intangible Cultural Heritage Costume and Handicraft Design Competition has officially opened its call for entries, with submissions accepted through July 27. The competition is organized by the Colorful China National Arts Committee…

Zhuang Sachet Moye Becomes 2026 Consumer Hit Across China

As the 2026 Duanwu Festival approached, Zhuang-ethnic heritage sachets called moye (麽乜) and Duhegong (渡河公) figurines — both from Guangxi’s intangible cultural heritage roster — rapidly entered mainstream consumer markets, moving beyond their regional origins to become sought-after holiday gifts…