which represents the ancient Shu civilization from thousands of years ago but has also found a place in modern life through creative designs by Chinese artists. Giant bronze masks, bronze standing ...

The emergence and development of any art form are always intertwined with various social and cultural phenomena of their time, and artistic representations of women are no exception. Images of female ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Stilt walking is part of a folk tradition of performances, rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such ... themselves as ...

When the first official excavations began at Anyang, China, in 1928, archaeologists unearthed the sort of stuff that can survive three millennia under dirt — bronze vessels, ceramic jars and ...

Bronzes are arguably the pinnacle of ancient Chinese art. Bronze items from the Shang (c.1600–1046 BC) and Zhou (1046–256 BC) dynasties were important ritual objects and symbols of power and were made ...

The Dragon Gate piece of art from the Qing dynasty depicts an ancient Chinese legend. It was donated by Ronald D. Rosado and was unveiled on Dec. 13 at the JFSB. (Photo courtesy of Josh Perkey ...

(Xinhua/Liu Lei) Li Xintong's journey with Ebru, the ancient Turkish art of paper marbling, began in 2007 when she moved from the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an to Istanbul. Captivated by its ...

Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace. More than 1,500 years ago ...

Stilt walking is part of a folk tradition of performances, rooted in ancient Chinese ... and control — traditional art forms and spiritual practices as part of Chinese leader Xi Jinping ...