Its revival has also been helped along by Beijing’s efforts to encourage — and control — traditional art forms and spiritual ... rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such as Confucianism ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

The traditional craft of making xuanzhi, or rice paper, dates back about 1,500 years. It has been used by writers, historians ...

Latham wrote that the "distinguished people" so admirably attending the Buddha on the walls of Fahai Temple are "a gathering ...

the former imperial palace in the heart of Beijing. “More than 100 inserts had fallen off and had to be reinforced again,” she said. The painstaking work to restore ornate treasures amassed by ...

The ancient Emei school where she trains in the mountains ... But those policies have since relaxed, and in 2008 Beijing listed Emei martial arts as intangible cultural heritage, opening up funds to ...

It’s hard to imagine that the curvaceous facade of Beijing’s new Ioma art centre was previously a rather staid building made up of jutting concrete panels. Its dramatic makeover comes courtesy of ...

798 Art Zone, in northeast Beijing, is the lively color-splattered heart of the capital’s arts scene. The area took root shortly after the turn of the millennium, building up in and around ...

In 2023, Fahai Temple Mural Art Center was opened ... most of the visitors from Beijing had got to know Fahai Temple and its murals. "The development of the area and the preservation of the ...