Last year, a ceramics collector was perusing the wares at a London thrift store when a couple of jars caught their eye. Less ...

DALLAS, Texas (June 4, 2025) — One of the world’s finest collections of coins from around the globe will make its ...

The sensational journey of Pu’er tea, from ancient trees to the modern world. We headed to China to trace back its roots.

China’s demand for gold today hearkens back to the 16th century, when Chinese demand for silver ushered in the world’s first ...

During the Qing dynasty the hall served many public purposes, including hosting the Imperial Palace Exams every three years as well as feasts and weddings. Robert Harding/Alamy The smaller ...

One such figure is Tao Yuanming (365-427), a poet who renounced official life to spend his days in wine-accompanied seclusion ...

The photographer, Minosuke Imamura, only spent a year in Taiwan as a cartographer for the governor-general’s office, but he ...

The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang consists of 114 buildings constructed between 1625–26 and 1783. It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty ...

One of the major players was Uematsu Timber Enterprise, established in 1906 by Kichizou Hirato. Based in Taipei, the company ...