In September 2024, a giant billboard featuring the eye-catching slogan "Not China's hamburger, but the world's roujiamo" lit up Times Square in New York.  Roujiamo - a soft flatbread sliced open, ...

For thousands of years, this delicious snack has filled the stomachs and satisfied the taste buds of locals, as well as travelers along the Silk Road ... and by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ...

Golden threads dance between silver needles, threading vitality into the intricate snake-pattern embroidered fan in the warm ...

Maybe you’ve seen the quintessential Chinese paintings with karst landscapes as the backdrop ... depending on a person’s superstitions. During the Ming Dynasty, there are thirteen imperial tombs ...

The mass production of Dehua white ware can be traced to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and in the 17th and 18th centuries it ...

In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

The Romanian government has long sought dozens of valuable paintings that it says the country’s last king took into exile in 1947. The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit ...

The Shang Dynasty ruled part of China between 1600 BC and 1046 BC. What happened to the dynasty? Why did it end? What was it like to live in the Shang Dynasty? How was life in the Shang Dynasty ...

Silk painting is a beautiful and ancient art form that transforms the delicate material of silk into vibrant, flowing works of art. Beyond being a creative outlet, it serves as a powerful tool for ...

21.1 x 22.6 cm. (8.3 x 8.9 in.) ...

In China’s southernmost island province of Hainan, local fishing families still keep their cherished heirlooms: worn sea route manuals known as Geng Lu Bu. For centuries, far before the invention of ...

27.5 x 21 cm. (10.8 x 8.3 in.) ...