From ancient legends to modern-day anime, movies and games, Chinese dragons have captured the imagination of people around ...

NANJING — In the heart of China's pottery capital Yixing in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the ancient ritual of firing the ...

The guqin, with its nearly 3,000-year history, does more than produce music. It is woven into the very fabric of Chinese ...

Wu Wei plays an ancient Chinese instrument with thousands of years of tradition that’s been “updated” for a modern audience. It’s called the sheng, or Chinese mouth organ. Reporter Caroline Feraday ...

The China Cultural Centre in Malta, in collaboration with the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Centre, the Żurrieq Local ...

A traditional stringed instrument made for Chinese emperor Song Huizong in 1120 has been auctioned ... The final purchase price was a record amount for the auction of an ancient guqin, it said. The ...

One practice is the lion dance, a traditional Chinese dance that chases away evil spirits and ... dance with as much respect and honor as possible — a necessity for this ancient art form. The dance ...

Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The "dragon" has been stashed at the Shosoin ...

On the fertile land of Shanxi, where the essence of Chinese civilization thrives, lie the most magnificent codes of ancient Chinese architecture. From the towering Buddhist temples to the exquisite ...

A 25-year-old man pays homage to his Chinese heritage and brings community together by starting a mahjong club in San Francisco. The tile game has long been associated with older generations ...

In this series of neo-Chinese aesthetics, the Global Times is presenting articles to decode the spiritual beauty reflected in various art forms. A scene from dance drama A Dream of Red Mansions ...