Another exhibit visitors cannot miss is an authentic Da Vinci masterpiece — Face of the Old Lady, dating to around 1490-1510, ...

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This celebrated production, now embarking on its North American tour, arrives in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on August 1 ...

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Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ...

Volumes II and III of the over 2,300-year-old Zidanku Silk Manuscripts arrived in Beijing at 3.55am on Sunday (May 18) after being returned by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in ...

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The researchers further carried out a survey of 33 paintings from the ... Wu forbade the keeping of cats in the palace following the threat. “Ancient Chinese people even performed specific ...

This painting from the bottom ... into Chinese folk religion, Luo said. "Ancient Chinese people even performed specific religious rituals when bringing a cat into their homes, viewing them not ...