German ceramic artist Karin Flurer-Bruenger is pictured at Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 8, 2025.

They’re both based on an ancient Chinese martial art that dates back to the 19th century. It is estimated to be over 200 years old, but what’s more fascinating about it is its usage. While both series ...

I had minor surgery last week to remove a lipoma, which had quietly made a home for itself on my right shoulder several years ago. Embedded just beneath the skin like one half of a ping pong ball ...

The origin of strategic thinking traces back to Chinese thought in the writings of the philosopher and military commander Sun Tzu. This thought was interwoven with the prevailing philosophies of the ...

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 ...

The movement has deep roots in the “guochao” national trend—known internationally as “China chic”—that’s been building across Chinese youth culture, representing a renaissance of cultural confidence ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Today is UN Chinese Language Day, a celebration honoring the richness of the Chinese script. The date was chosen to coincide with guyu (“grain rain”), a traditional solar term (half-month seasonal ...

This reminded me of a stone plaque bearing the date 15th February 1409 put up by Chinese Admiral Zheng He at the Galle harbour during one of his grand voyages to Sri Lanka, India and the African ...