The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, ...

Thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians worked ... and dragons Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Shaft bell (yong) with spirals and dragons; from a set Freer Gallery of Art and ...

Inspired by the "Three Phenological Signs of Qingming", an ancient Chinese observation of seasonal ... Dressed in flowing green, the dancers bridge ancient Buddhist wisdom with earthly renewal ...

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, ancient Chinese bells were divided into musical bells, Buddhist bells, Taoist bells, imperial court bells and bells for sounding the night watches. Their ...

synonymous with the austere vessels used in ancient state rituals or ancestor worship from about 1500 B.C. through A.D. 200. ...

Opening this month to coincide with Hong Kong Art Week, it’s the brainchild ... “This is the first exhibition to prominently feature ancient Chinese picnic sets,” Chiang says.