Vivid strokes of color are the immortal legacy of a centenarian master of ink, Lin Qi reports.
Tight as a thread, seamless as a seal, and coupled like yin and yang. For centuries,sunmao structures have been providing sturdy and durable supports for Chinese wooden architecture.
Finding the right ingredients in the wild was first step in brewing the delectable Zisun tea.
During the late 1980s, the Hami River, the main waterway in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, nearly dried up.
For any rubbing to be made of a piece of calligraphy, which in ancient China was often written on paper or silk, it has to be first inscribed into a stone slab or a hardwood board.
Few others can boast the centuries of cultural influence of Wang Xizhi, whose work, thanks to the medium of rubbing, has obsessed emperors and laymen alike for nearly two millenniums.
Documentary's second season shines an intriguing light on those who work in Mogao Caves.
The Ningxia Hui autonomous region in Northwest China is a popular destination where diverse natural landscapes and rich cultural heritage converge.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Frost's Descent, (Chinese: 霜降), the 18th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 24 and ends on Nov 7.
Having grown up in northern Arizona with the immortal Grand Canyon and the iron red plateaus of Sedona in my proverbial backyard, I am comfortably biased in my claim that the southwestern state is home to the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. I spent many a youthful day fantasizing that my cozy valley was a flatland base, protected all around by mountain titans and with an infinite blue sky that promised impossible potential for exploration. These scenes are etched behind my eyes, forever the litmus test for comparing the beauty of newly discovered sights. Thus far, no foreign landscapes had come close.
Sociological scholar and university professor has spent the best part of four decades on Jinuo Mountain, living among and surveying the ethnic group that calls it home.
Nestled in the southwestern foothills of the Greater Hinggan Mountains in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region is Arxan, a city where nature reigns supreme.
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