Jo: For this On the Town special, we’re reporting from our recent visit to Xi’an - the ancient Chinese city in central China. Sergi: I think it’s one of the most important things in Xi’an ...

Its revival has also been helped along by Beijing’s efforts to encourage — and control — traditional art forms and spiritual ... rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such as Confucianism ...

The "Classical and Glory-Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Art Exhibition" kicked off its first stop in China at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, Jan 1, 2025. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn ...

Its preservation has earned it the moniker of a “time capsule,” a window into the cultural and historical richness of ancient China ... the-art 3D scanning technology to unveil the city ...

but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770 ...