Chinese culture and art

“Rendering humans is the most difficult. Next are landscapes, and after that are dogs and horses. Terraces and halls and other structures with set forms are easy by comparison,” wrote ...

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Zhang Gongyi. In his lifetime, he could bear anything ...

Bai Juyi (772–846), also known as Po Chu-I and by his courtesy name Letian, was a renowned poet ...

The Three Kingdoms period (A.D. 220-280) was a turbulent era in China's history, with colourful historical figures who ...

To kickstart the Chinese New Year, Chinese dance group Shen Yun Performing Arts and the city teamed up ...

The Pfeiffers traveled 120 miles to attend Shen Yun Performing Arts’ matinee at the Detroit Opera House on ...

Confucius is honoured as the “head teacher for 10,000 years” and the “teacher of all teachers” in China.

The exhibition, “Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan,” will run from Sept. 11 through ...

Part of the New York Chamber Music Festival, acclaimed virtuoso violinist Gary Levinson and renowned pianist Daredjan Baya ...

When foreign government officials visit China, disgruntled Chinese petitioners often try to slip through security. This situation took ...

Min Ziqian was a famous Confucian scholar and considered an exemplar of filial piety. This story tells of ...

Councillors felt sorrow, hope, and determination to uphold human rights at a private viewing of The Art of ...

Taking a break from wire transactions and loans this weekend, some JP Morgan bankers pounded their paddles at ...

Mozi, a post-Confucius Chinese thinker and humanist, espoused a theory of universal love and non-violence.

Official Chinese propaganda has in recent years attempted to focus on arts and culture as a means of ...

Ms. Seron Chau is noted for outstanding expressiveness on stage. She highlights this strength in her dance competition ...

New research into Chinese surnames has revealed the impacts of historical migrations on the current population structure in ...

As ticket sales hot up for Shen Yun Performing Arts' return to the London Coliseum in April, the ...

Jan. 23 marks this year’s Chinese New Year. After a Rabbit year, the upcoming year stands under the ...

In both the East and the West, the dragon is often associated with fantasy and mythical realms. Yet ...

Occupying the fifth position in the Chinese zodiac, the dragon is the free spirit of the zodiac. People ...

Caesar was a military genius who became the sole ruler of Rome. He led his army into Gaul ...

Shen Yun Performing Arts played its last of three shows in Austin on Friday night to an enthusiastic ...

“It was marvelous. It was absolutely spectacular. I couldn't have enjoyed it more than I did.”

In the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 746BC), there was a sage in State of Wei, whose ...

From Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, 50 paintings selected from among more than 140 submissions for NTD Television's ...

A long, long time ago, there was a happy young couple who lived near the Kunlun mountains. The ...