BMW’s cultural promotions in China have included three China Culture Journey art exhibitions and the compilation of a list of the 100 most important figures in Chinese contemporary art. Soon, however, they could include the first-ever Art Car by a Chinese artist.

For decades, the wristwatch has held particular value in China. First, in the first 30 years after the revolution as a sort of “pragmatic luxury,” then, since 1979, as a “true luxury.”

Designer Zhang Binqiao creates tradition- and culture-infused designs that have attracted the attention of Beijing celebrities, business figures, fashion lovers and media.

If, as a growing number of articles on Chinese luxury and fashion blogs write, “big brands” like LV and Gucci are falling out of favor in top-tier cities, then what brands now appeal to the younger, more brand-savvy and worldly consumers who have moved on?

The four new locations Van Cleef & Arpels plans to open in China this year make up the largest proportion of the seven stores it has planned for Asia and the Middle East.

A roundup of Jing Daily posts looking at some of China’s up-and-coming domestic brands.

The Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei appeared this week on Christiane Amanpour’s program on CNN.