Tourists dressed in traditional Chinese attire take photos at the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 8, 2025. Photo: VCG. On a ...

Kings and emperors of old used gold and silver tableware not just for dining, but to project power and prestige. These ...

NANJING — In the heart of China's pottery capital Yixing in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the ancient ritual of firing the ...

Last year, a ceramics collector was perusing the wares at a London thrift store when a couple of jars caught their eye. Less ...

Imperial founderThird ruler of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle emperor moved the Chinese capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1403. Album/Pictures from History/Universal Images Group The emperor’s ...

with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing ...

"The earliest vampire movie made in Hong Kong was Yeung Kung-leung's Midnight Vampire (1936)" but it doesn't mention the type and an article in Apex Magazine suggests it is more inspired by Todd ...

A magnificent red rosewood meditation chair, its segmented backrest showcasing exquisite Ming ... Ceramic Art Committee. It explores the philosophical and aesthetic dialogue between classical ...

The roof of a 650-year-old Fengyang Drum Tower in the city of Chuzhou in East China's Anhui province came crashing to the ground this week. Visuals from the incident showed several eyewitnesses ...