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Cherished areas of creativity may vary in appearance but exhibition shows their common ability to inspire great works, Wang Kaihao reports.

The seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar, known as Qixi in China, is widely seen as the Chinese counterpart of Valentine's Day. But ancient Chinese literati had their own romantic story, literally. On this day, they would display their book collections and bathe them in sunshine.

Discoveries at ancient site suggest a common bond linking various areas, report Fang Aiqing and Wang Kaihao.

In Chifeng, a city in the southeast of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the image of a C-shaped dragon is almost ubiquitous: by the exits of railway stations, on shop posters, and even as decorations on the desserts in bakeries.

Archaeological excavations unearth the political, cultural and economic nerve center of the Liao Dynasty, offering an unprecedented insight into the lives of the nomadic Khitan people, Wang Kaihao reports in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia.

Archaeologists unearth details about glory of an ancient metropolis and strive to get a clearer idea of the colossal site's place in history, Wang Kaihao reports.

A 6,000-year-old clay wine vessel shaped like a hedgehog; a baker's mold that goes back four millennia; tablets inscribed using the logo-syllabic cuneiform script; or figurines that make a sartorial style statement. Take your pick to travel back in time.

The Sanxingdui civilization thrived for hundreds of years in what is now southwest China, producing intricate bronze masks and valuable products until abruptly disappearing about 1100 or 1200 B.C.E

The Bronze Age Sanxingdui culture is known for its intricate masks and artworks

A millennium-old ceramic variety, which came to global attention when a shipwreck's cargo was salvaged, sheds light on a fascinating period of trade and art, report Wang Kaihao in Beijing and Feng Zhiwei in Changsha.