Once introduced, Chinese artisans quickly assimilated and adapted foreign glassmaking techniques, laying the foundation for a distinctive domestic g…[详细]

The image of the Chinese dragon had largely taken shape by the Shang (c. 1600–1046 BCE) and Zhou (c. 1046–256 BCE) periods. Therefore, the dragon …[详细]

The first generation of artists who embodied the myth of art-generated wealth largely emerged from universities and colleges.[详细]

Interpreters were indispensable to Tang diplomacy, ensuring the effective transmission of information between the central court and neighboring stat…[详细]

Tang Dynasty ceramic dragon heads are exceedingly rare, and those unearthed in other regions such as Heilongjiang, Shandong, and Henan are mostly in…[详细]

The CASS laboratory for cultural relic conservation has played a central role in numerous “rescue and restoration surgeries” on artifacts from maj…[详细]

How, then, did the concept of “China” persist through these shifts? Historically, China existed both as a factual and conceptual entity. As a con…[详细]

The Drum Tower, one of the 15 major heritage components along the Beijing Central Axis Photo: TUCHONGIn July 2024, the “Beijing Central Axis: A Bui…[详细]

Among these interactions, Japan’s official missions to Tang China—known as “kentōshi”—stood out for their scale and organization. As state-spo…[详细]