Shuangfeng, a township in Taicang of Suzhou in East China's Jiangsu province, is the renowned hometown of the Chinese folk art for crafting festive dragons and lions. The history of dragon and ...

The new findings put a different spin on the lion / griffin. It might not be a chimera after all but a zhènmùshòu (“tomb guardian”), a popular Chinese ... pillaging of art from the ...

Masterpieces of Japanese art handed down by the imperial family for generations are to be designated as national treasures for the first time. They include “Chinese Lions,” which is painted on ...

These luminous lions are the creation of Li Zujie, a post-95 intangible cultural heritage inheritor. Through his efforts, the luminous lions have evolved through three design iterations, not only ...