A conservation team is conducting 3D-laser scanning of an ancient mausoleum, surrounded by high-rise residential complex — a striking contrast between centuries-old heritage and modern urban density.
While tracing the stone capstan that trackers used to moor their boats along the Yongning River in Xuyong county, Luzhou, Sichuan province, Liu Xin and his colleagues made a serendipitous discovery of the Ancestral Temple of Caogong.
A laptop with several Kumamon and Shiba Inu stickers. A pen holder dressed like a ballerina in a puffed black skirt. Paintbrushes and sketches strewn across a long desk.
The Recluse Dongpo, a large-scale virtual-reality immersive experience, premiered at Hainan Museum in May, attracting eager fans of iconic Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet Su Shi (1037-1101) to embark on a virtual journey through centuries of Chinese history.
Qianhe Hall, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Huizhou-style mansion, features intricate wood carvings and dougong (interlocking brackets). Huizhou refers to the ancient geographic notion of parts of today's Anhui and Jiangxi provinces.
Lei Guiyuan (1906-89) is considered the father of modern Chinese design.