Named Long Chenchen, or the “dragon of Chenchen,” the mascot for China’s upcoming Dragon Spring Festival Gala has been released, with a lot of design details showing the aesthetics of Chinese cultural elements.
How can art-inspired interdisciplinary studies improve research into China s ancient civilizations? This was the question discussed on Saturday at the launch ceremony for the Research Center for Art and Archaeology at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China s only higher-education institution for fine arts under the country s Ministry of Education.
Excavations at the Zhengzhou Shangdu site on the Yellow River northwest of Shanghai has revealed more about the 1600-1046-BC Shang dynasty and gold production.
A gold "funeral mask" dating back to more than 3,000 years ago was excavated from the tomb of an ancient noble in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China s Henan Province, officials with China s National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a recent press conference.