Art beat in January

Lingnan culture on display

More than 200 antiquities of historical value are on display at the Capital Museum to celebrate Lingnan culture, of which Guangdong province's capital Guangzhou has long been the center. The exhibition narrates in three sections the birth of civilization along the Pearl River, Cantonese people's contribution to the Maritime Silk Road and the role of Guangzhou in China's democratic revolution of the early 20th century. The relics come from Guangzhou's 10 museums and cultural institutes, and many are national treasures, including an incredible jade burial suit (pictured). The suit is 1.73 meters long and consists of 2,291 pieces of jade. It was excavated from the mausoleum of the Nanyue King of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), which has been reconstructed into a museum.

9 am-5 pm, no admittance after 4 pm and closed on Mondays, until Feb 5. Capital Museum, 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie (Street), Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6337-0491/2.

-Lin Qi

Everyday artists

Anyone can be an artist. That is the message from the exhibition Our Life and Happiness, that displays about 400 paintings drawn by people from various walks of life. The show consists of three parts: paintings by children, paintings by the elderly and paintings by celebrities outside the art world. Pictures drawn by the elderly reflect their life experiences-their post-retirement depression or the loss of their spouses. Some paintings are the work of sports stars, TV hosts and entrepreneurs. The show will tour to other cities in China at a later date.

9 am-5 pm, Mondays closed, until Feb 15. Chinese Museum of Women and Children, 9 Beijige Lu (Road), Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6526-9678.