A patient shows his gratitude to a medical staff member. XIONG QI/XINHUA
The so-called Jianghan Cabin Hospital, with a capacity of 1,600 beds, started operations at 10 pm on Wednesday. The mobile hospital has been set up at the Wuhan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Jianghan district, Wuhan, Hubei province, to receive people who have tested positive for the coronavirus but show no severe symptoms.
A cabin hospital set up in a sports stadium in Wuhan began to receive patients infected with the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
People hold Chinese character "Fu", which means good fortune, during a calligraphy event to show solidarity with China's fight against novel coronavirus in Kajang, Malaysia, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
People participate in a calligraphy event to show solidarity with China's fight against novel coronavirus in Kajang, Malaysia, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
The Chongqing Liangjiang Art Troupe stages two shows to celebrate Chinese New Year in Auckland and Palmerston North, New Zealand from Jan 26-29, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
On Jan 26 and 29,the SkyCity Theater in Auckland and the Regent on Broadway in Palmerston North, New Zealand were buzzing with festivity and Chinese cultural atmosphere. Two shows, staged by artists from the noted Chongqing Liangjiang Art Troupe, were set to usher in the Year of the Rat.
As the battle against the coronavirus-related pneumonia continues, you might find yourself forcing back the urge of climbing up the walls out of boredom as people stay inside and businesses stay closed.
We have handpicked online exhibitions from major Chinese museums to help you gain some measure of comfort. You can enjoy these virtual tours without leaving the comfort of your couch, free of charge.
A bronze Fu quadrangular food container, used during the Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-771 BC). [Photo/Official Website of Sanxingdui Museum]
15. Living in China displays 130 sets of ancient bronze works from the Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-771 BC), selected from the collections of seven major museums in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.
With exquisitely crafted, elegant shapes and carefully inscribed motifs and texts, these showpieces help viewers get an idea how the royal rites were originated and developed in dynastic China.
A bronze table used during sacrificial ceremonies in ancient times. [Photo/Official Website of Sanxingdui Museum]
The virtual exhibition Man and gods -- cultural relics of the maritime silk-road illustrates cultural exchanges and interactions along the ancient trade route, organizers say.
Jointly sponsored by five major museums in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, the exhibition presents 240 sets of unearthed cultural relics, mostly ritual or funeral objects from the period between the Shang (c.16th century-11th century BC) and Han dynasties (206 BC-AD220).
A model orchestral show, with musicians each playing a traditional Chinese musical instrument. [Photo/Official Website of Sanxingdui Museum]
Treasured items of traditional musical instruments brings 172 sets of ancient Chinese musical instruments, mostly unearthed in Central China's Henan province, to viewers. Traditional Chinese musical instruments trace their roots back several thousand years. Each producing a different and unique sound and effect, these instruments not only entertain but also play a key role in traditional Chinese culture.
Highlighted exhibits include a clay xun (wind instrument), a Tang Dynasty tri-color clay pillow featuring two musicians in performance, and the Jia Lake bone flute, the oldest orchestral instrument in China, dating back 7,800 to 9,000 years.
A blue-and-white porcelain disc featuring dragon motifs. [Photo/Official Website of Shanghai Museum]
The virtual exhibition Porcelain works of 15th century China features 285 pieces, selected from the collections of Shanghai Museum, Jingdezhen Porcelain Archaeology Research Institute and 25 other cultural relic conservation organizations in China.
The first of its kind in terms of scale and scope, the exhibition includes ceramic pieces from royal kilns, princes' official kilns and quality works from famous private kilns of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), under the reign of emperors Zhengtong, Jingtai and Tianshun, between 1436 and 1464.
The details of a tomb mural of the Northern Dynasties, found in northern Shanxi province. [Photo/Official Website of Shanxi Provincial Museum]
Northern Dynasties tomb murals in Shanxi province provides viewers an artistic journey back 1,500 years ago.
The virtual exhibition paints a vivid picture of the social and familial life of nomadic people living during the Northern Dynasties (386 -581) in the area known today as Shanxi province. Some tomb murals depict daily activities such as cooking, dining, wining and hunting, others illustrate warfare and still more focus on religious rituals and worldly ceremonies.
The Shaanxi Cultural Week is unveiled in Frankfurt, Germany on, Jan 22,2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
Artists from the Shaanxi Performing Troupe put on a series of performances in Frankfurt, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Bingen in Germany from Jan 22 to 27.
As a part of Shaanxi Culture Week, the activity, along with intangible cultural heritage shows and cultural tourism promotions, attracted more than ten thousands local audience members.
Folk dances, acrobatics and intangible cultural heritages were featured during the cultural week to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year.
A Mmodern dance piece, Sweet Lavas, featured at the Happy Chinese New Year celebrations in Germany on, Jan 22, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China, pictures of medics with marks on their faces due to the prolonged usage of the masks to protect themselves from the virus have gone viral on social media. Behind the exhausted faces of doctors and nurses are touching stories of normal people. (Photo/China News Service)
Denghui, a doctor who works at the isolation ward in Meishan Hospital under the West China Medical Center of Sichuan University.(Photo/China News Service)
