What? The Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze statue of a winged lion which can be seen by countless tourists on a massive plinth of Egyptian granite in the Piazza San Marco. Lions have wings?

Have you ever heard of the story of Nian? In Chinese mythology, Nian is a monster that goes around during Chinese New Year causing trouble, committing crimes, and robbing villagers. Rumour had it ...

Ever since China’s Communists took Shanghai, Westerners who stayed behind have been subjected to a steady campaign of harassment, have been jailed, fined and beaten. This is embarrassing to the ...

Among the great artistic objects found by chance, one must include the Ashokan Lion Capital at the Archaeological Museum of Sarnath in northern India. Several miles away, on the Ganges, lies the ...

Under the night sky, luminous lions leap and dance to the rhythm, performing spectacular moves and drawing enthusiastic applause from the audience. These luminous lions are the creation of Li ...