Is that ancient bronze on display at China’s Luoyang Museum the first incarnation of a wildly popular cuddly stuffed animal toy? An obscure artifact at the archaeological museum in Henan province has ...

Jewellery has always been more than decoration. Across different cultures, it has represented beauty, status, artistry, and identity. Among the world’s most fascinating traditional jewellery ...

A General History of Chinese Art comprises six volumes with a total of nine parts spanning from the Prehistoric Era until the 3rd year of Xuantong during the Qing Dynasty (1911). The work provides a ...

Today I’m trying ear candling, which has an ancient history in China and is related to moxibustion. It involves burning a flaming candle with mugwort smoke in and around someone’s ear. (No joke!) It’s ...

The trade war between the U.S. and China rages on but it did not spoil the mood of bidders taking part in a fine classical Chinese paintings auction in Hong Kong as an ancient scroll sold for a record ...

A 700-year old hand scroll originally produced by calligrapher Rao Jie caused a frenzy among auction bidders last week in Hong Kong. (all images courtesy Sotheby's) After a heated bidding battle that ...