December 1, 1922 was the wedding day for China's last emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi. Seventeen yearold beauty Wan Rong was wed to him as the last empress in China's history. The Directorate of ...

The true story of Byzantium's fall reveals a legacy betrayed by the West, misunderstood by the Left, and weaponised by the ...

T hose who fell in love with the intrigue, lush setting, and rich character work in The Apothecary Diaries are not alone. The ...

How much cuter could you get than a dog resembling a little fluffy lion? These curious canines have an interesting history ...

nephew to the Byzantine Emperor Justin. Despite the social constraints of the time and many objections, Justinian gained permission to marry Theodora. When Justin dies, Justinian and Theodora rule as ...

I wrote this book as a personal grouch,“ said historian and author William Dalrymple to a rapt audience as he introduced his ...

His creation, AI Gemini, is an AI-driven robot that creates traditional Chinese landscape paintings — the “first-ever artificial intelligence ink artist in the world,” according to 3812 Gallery, which ...

A new exhibition dedicated to Hiroshige at the British Museum introduces visitors to the full depth and complexity of his ...

It is the name of the current exhibition of Zheng Qinyan, now a professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, which ...

The 300 HNWIs surveyed from Mainland China reported the highest median expenditure of all respondents on art and antiques in 2023, as well as the first half of 2024, at USD 97,000. This figure was ...

Chinese calligraphy and paintings on display at the exhibition in Moscow. [Photo/China Daily by Ren Qi] Russian people are getting more interested in Chinese traditional culture, and the number of ...