In a time when she couldn't visit her family in China, writer Yao Xiao visited the Met—and one painting in particular—once a week. What she learned was as much about herself as the history.

The painting ... and ancient ceramics shattering world records. A 10-metre-long triptych entitled Juin-Octobre 1985 by Zao Wou-Ki – one of the 20th century’s most prominent Chinese painters ...

A painting by Wu Changshuo at the Eighth Hangzhou Biennial of Chinese Painting in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Eighth Hangzhou Biennial of Chinese ...