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.
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 and supported by television broadcast partners including Hainan Satellite TV, CCTV Video, and Tencent Video. […]
On March 27, 2026, the “Huaxia Yiguan — Liyun Dongyue: Traditional Chinese Costume Exhibition” (华夏衣冠·礼韵东岳——中国传统服饰展) officially opened at the Beijing Folk Museum. Organized by the Beijing Chaoyang District Culture and Tourism Bureau, the exhibition runs through October 10, 2026, offering visitors a rare journey through millennia of Chinese sartorial heritage. The venue itself is a […]
On July 3, 2026, the China Art Museum in Shanghai will open “A Home of a Thousand Gold — Life Aesthetics and Cultivation in the Mawangdui Han Tombs,” the largest and highest-level exhibition of Mawangdui artifacts ever mounted outside Hunan Province. Running through October 7, the exhibition assembles 195 sets totaling 472 individual pieces, including […]
From July 7 to October 7, 2026, the World Expo Museum in Shanghai will host “Guocai — Imperial Costumes of the Qing Dynasty from the Palace Museum Collection,” a landmark exhibition jointly organized by the Palace Museum and the World Expo Museum. This marks the first large-scale display of Qing imperial costume artifacts from the […]
From June 13 to 19, 2026, the 14th Xinjiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Week took place in Hami (哈密), and two of Chongqing’s signature heritage crafts — Shu embroidery (蜀绣) and Dianjiang horn carving (垫江角雕) — made their Xinjiang debut as invited exhibitors. Organized by the Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center under the city’s Culture […]
Songjin, often called Song brocade, is one of China’s most celebrated silk textiles. Woven mainly in Suzhou, it carries the refined aesthetic of the Song dynasty into contemporary wardrobes. In recent years, the fabric has moved from museum display cases to the center of the new Chinese style trend, with designers using it for jackets, […]
The Nanjing Yunjin Museum has opened a farewell exhibition at its old venue before moving to a new building later this year. Titled “Brocade as Bridge, Journey to a New Chapter,” the show began on May 16, 2026, and is organized by the Chinese Arts and Crafts Association’s Brocade Committee with the museum. The centerpiece […]
The 2026 Silk Road Fashion Week will open on July 11 in Urumqi and run through July 19. The event is being held at the Urumqi Cultural Center under the theme “The Beauty of Xinjiang.” Organizers say the program is designed as a public festival rather than an industry-only trade show. A 2,000-square-meter outdoor runway […]
After more than twenty years at its Cha Ting East Street location in Nanjing’s Jianye District, the Nanjing Yunjin Museum is relocating. The old venue, which opened in 2004, will transition into a dedicated exhibition hall, while a new museum building — designed with a striking silver facade shaped like a bolt of fabric hanging […]
From June 26 to August 23, 2026, the “Silk Road Nichang — Hami Ancient Costume Exhibition” is open to the public at the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities in Nanning. Co-hosted by the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities and the Hami City Museum, this touring exhibition displays over 80 sets of Hami’s archaeological treasures across four thematic […]
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