Passing under a vibrant vermilion archway in the morning, the lively calls of street vendors fill the air, instantly ...

I set no value on objects strange or ingenious” - The Qianlong EmperorTen years ago, when I was still writing freelance ...

Years ago, the buzzword term "Yongzheng so busy" was invented to echo a pop culture moment in which Emperor Yongzheng of the ...

Nearly any person you speak to has heard of Beijing’s most famous site — the Great Wall of China. However, Beijing is an ...

Une passion chinoise, the exhibition organized at the Musée du Louvre, offers us a fascinating dive into the little-known ...

A rare Qing dynasty painting, titled "The Blue Goats," heads to auction at Sotheby's Hong Kong with a high estimate of $19 ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

After so much posturing, Vuong’s new book, The Emperor of Gladness, is a welcome surprise. It is a sweet, charming, conventional novel whose ambition does not outstrip its ability. The young Hai ...

Endemic to China’s Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless porpoise is known for its intelligence and charismatic appearance; it ...

When rivers were a primary mode of transport, poets would include sightings of the porpoise from their travels, including Qianlong, the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty. During his long, 18th-century ...

Analyzing ancient Chinese poetry allowed researchers to understand where humans went wrong in protecting the now critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise.