"Glaze represents a grand and splendid aura in Chinese art. It was worshipped in ancient China as a symbol of nobility, like jade." According to Wang, the earliest glaze found in China dates to the ...

China is the birthplace of tea, tea trees, the cultivation and production of them, as well as tea-tasting culture spread all over the world along with Sino-foreign economic and cultural intercourses.

Intricately carved and towering in presence, jade and wood screens from the Qing Dynasty depict lush mountain landscapes and mythological scenes. Image: Kate Feinberg The Belz Museum turned out to be ...

The qipao traces its origins to robes worn by Manchu nobility during the Qing dynasty, but the garment rose in popularity and the figure-flattering silhouette we know today is largely thanks to ...

The tradition dates back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when scholars and nobility gathered in the gardens at Prince Gung's mansion to compose poetry and appreciate the beauty of spring.

The Qing Dynasty did what it could to deter or defeat her. The pirates defeated a 35-ship flotilla under the command of Lin Guoliang off the coast of Shenzhen.

In the late imperial period, too, more and more wealthy Chinese started keeping dogs as house pets. One particularly voguish breed during the Qing Dynasty was the Pekingese: small, shaggy-haired dogs ...

Qianlong Emperor, alongside other Qing Dynasty nobility, believed that bird’s nest soup – made with the solidified saliva of swallows – was extraordinarily nutritious.