This delicate silk rug required a gentle touch, as hand washing was the only option to restore its beauty. Although it did sustain some damage, it is still repairable, offering potential for many ...

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- In the predawn hours of Sunday, a commercial flight from Washington D.C. touched down in Beijing carrying an extraordinary cultural payload -- a collection of ancient ...

“In October 2013, during a speech in Indonesia, Chinese president Xi Jinping called for the development of a ‘Maritime Silk Road,’ to compliment the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ that he had ...

(Full disclosure: There was also a silk rug marked down from $18,500 ... the entrance offered a wide variety of sizes and styles, including Moroccan, Oriental, Persian and tribal rugs.

Oriental carpets have long held an ... not buying something new and machine made. Many antique rugs on the market today were woven with Western taste in mind, so they come in designs, colours and ...

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[Photo/XINHUA] "I made several adjustments, incorporating elements such as a Chinese silk fan, a delicate silk scarf, a small parasol, and a miniature paper umbrella," she says, adding that ...

Surrounded by racks of colorful dresses and blazers in China’s manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, plus-size clothing brand owner and ... Yao showed off a Chinese-style pink silk jacket from her brand Yue ...

Yao makes fashionable, high-end clothing for plus-size women, offering a vibrant ... Yao showed off a Chinese-style pink silk jacket from her brand Yue Design, while modelling a bright green ...