As a child, Lee Sang-hyun had no interest in sitting down and holding a pen. At the age of 11, his mother, hoping to nurture ...

The UN Chinese Language Day, established in 2010 and observed annually on April 20, has been celebrated in Türkiye's Istanbul with an event highlighting the beauty and global significance of Chinese ...

China has been a source of fascination for much of my life, right from my childhood reading stories about the great country ...

UNESCO emphasized the strong intergenerational transmission of this heritage, often passed down through families, ...

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

Chong Sum-yu has a deep connection to the art form that started with encouragement from her grandmother and mother.

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

Li Luogong is an important explorer of 20th-century Chinese art, whose ventures in oil, calligraphy and seals ushered ...

From a court auctioning live crocodiles to a journalism graduate turned canteen worker, here are five stories from SCMP's ...

Chinese astrology is based on the three theories: the contrasting yin and yang; the five elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood; and the 12 animals of the zodiac. The Dragon is dynamic ...

An artist from China paid off his parents' Rs 23 crore debt in seven years by teaching calligraphy, a skill they believed would make no money. Listen to Story Chinese artist Chen Zhao paid off Rs 23 ...