15th century imperial silk paintings hint that explorer’s voyages may have carried some unintended passengers, researchers ...

Ancient silk paintings dating to China’s Ming dynasty have yielded new clues about the domestication of brown rats, which according to researchers, could have spread to the rest of the world ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

In Xiuxi, an exhibited Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) painting, people are seen to hold the purification ritual by water to ward ...

In Xiuxi, an exhibited Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) painting, people are seen to hold the purification ritual by water to ward off misfortune. On another Ming painting Jade Grotto Immortal Residence ...

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings ... Incense Cage" by Chen Hongshou from the Ming dynasty depicts people's elegant life in ...

The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

Since March, blossom-themed tourism has dominated online travel platforms, with cities publishing "blossom maps" to guide ...

It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion ... to which skilled craftsmen in ancient China ...

ZHENGZHOU/WUHAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Strolling in a garden, Zhou Danni and her family marveled at the splendid cherry blossoms. As a gentle breeze snaked its way through the trees, petals rained down ...