Due to the natural beauty of its wings, butterfly is a symbol of woman’s delicacy. Oftentimes, it is also viewed as a carefree creature. In fact, rather than carefree, butterfly perhaps is uncaring because of its remarkable life form.

To meet the need for recording information and ideas, unique forms of calligraphy (the art of writing) have been part of the Chinese cultural tradition over the ages. Naturally finding applications in daily life, calligraphy still forms a continuous link between the past and the present. The history and development of calligraphy, long a subject of interest in Chinese culture, is the theme of this exhibit, which presents selections from the National Palace Museum collection arranged in chronological order for a general overview.

The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July today finished its consideration of nominations for the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The BBC Proms launches an online Proms archive listing all performances, composers, works, soloists, conductors and ensembles in its 115-year history.