Chinese 书法 (shū fǎ), calligraphy, is the ancient art of Chinese handwriting. No publication on Chinese culture could ever omit mention of Chinese characters and calligraphy. For foreigners, 汉字 (hàn zì ...

Ancient Chinese artists utilized traditional ink and brush techniques to produce smooth and lifelike lines. The expressive power of their art is immense. This silk painting is among China's ...

Lewis, who's in his 50s, has drawn inspiration from shanshui (Chinese landscape ink art) since the 1980s. He has created dozens of attractive rope painting s as tributes to ancient Chinese ...

The lacquer art that Li Ziqi showcases in her video, specifically "Carved Lacquer Hidden Flowers" (雕漆隐花), is a highly refined technique that involves multiple steps and months of work.

Attendees of the London Book Fair flick through a volume introducing A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains and the history of ancient Chinese landscape painting. The book has been published in ...

Images of female subjects in ancient Chinese art across different stages of history present society’s shifting ideas about them. Although the styles, techniques, ... In visual depictions of this ...

URUMQI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The vibrant dances once performed along the ancient Silk Road, the centuries-old grape cultivation and the heartfelt letters exchanged by people a millennium ago ...

Ancient Chinese Art Rob Harris • March 16, 2011 Maxwell Hearn, the new head of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrates the ancient art of understanding and appreciating Chinese ...

Visitors watch the works of the Ancient Chinese Landscape Painting Exhibition themed "Picturesque Rivers and Mountains" held in Lao capital Vientiane on Jan 6, 2023.Photo:Xinhua .

China is the world’s biggest producer of silk, making over 800,000 tons per year. But their traditional methods have changed little in the last 5,000 years.