Fantastical flying beasts

1 month, 1 week ago

New museum highlights timekeeping Taosi culture

A visitor looks at an exhibit in the Taosi Site Museum in Linfen in Shanxi province, Nov 12, 2024. Evidence of such is now on display at the Taosi Site Museum in Linfen in North China's Shanxi province. A total of 230 cultural relic items or sets of items in the museum, including pottery, jade, bone, bronze ware and lacquerware, …

Culture Museum Chinese Site Chinese Civilization Gao Taosi Culture

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rare flying squirrel species found in China's Xizang

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-01 18:25 KUNMING -- Chinese researchers have discovered two rare species of flying squirrels, Priapomys leonardi and Petaurista nobilis, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Thursday. The Bhutan giant flying squirrel, which is one of the largest in its family of flying squirrels, and …

China Squirrel Flying Himalayan Xizang According

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rare Flying Squirrel Species Found in Southwest China's Xizang

China Daily

Chinese researchers have discovered two rare species of flying squirrels, Priapomys leonardi and Petaurista nobilis, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. The Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) is one of the largest in its family of flying squirrels, and the Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel (Priapomys leonardi) is now officially recorded in Xizang. This discovery extends the known distribution range …

Nature Wildlife China Flying Squirrels Xizang

2 months, 1 week ago

Digital Restoration of Buddhist Statues Preserves Cultural Heritage, Revive Ancient Sites

China Daily

Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again using advanced digital art techniques. The restoration process involves scientists and academics from China and the United States, and the finished product appears as it would have centuries ago in its original setting.

Technology Culture History Art Taiyuan

2 months, 1 week ago

Tech marvel

China Daily

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole once again — but in a digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with the remnants of statues located worldwide, using advanced digital art techniques, and a …

China Digital Restoration

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mysterious 5,000-year-old jade dragons could reveal origins of Chinese civilisation

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists have unearthed over 100 strange Stone Age jade artefacts in …

Culture Chinese Inner Mongolia Health Check Hongshan Jade Chinese Civilisation

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Archeologists make 5,000-year-old discovery while excavating an ancient burial site

Daily Mail

A 5,000-year-old discovery made at an ancient burial site in Northern China could finally reveal how Chinese civilizations formed. Archaeologists found three dragons among 100 jade relics at an ancient burial site in China The relics were found beneath a circular tomb at the Yuanbaoshan burial site The team determined that the Hongshan civilization may have exchanged artistic ideas with …

Culture China Burial Site Hongshan Northern Tomb Jade Relics

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ancient 'Dragon City' on show in NYC

China Daily

By MINLU ZHANG in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-06 07:14 A horse armor is on show at the Gold from Dragon City exhibition at the China Institute Gallery in New York City. MINLU ZHANG/CHINA DAILY Some 1,600 years ago, long before modern globalization, a vibrant cultural melting pot existed in a region of Northeast China known as …

China Gold City Chinese China Daily Yan Han

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanxi's wonders inspire art of hit game

China Daily

The colored statue of Kangjinlong — or Soaring Metal Dragon — in Yuhuang Temple in Jincheng. For instance, Kangjinlong — the stereotype of a much loved figure in the game — literally means "Soaring Metal Dragon". The official added that there are many other things with similar historical and cultural values, like the structures built in the Song and Jin …

Shanxi Yin Yuhuang Temple Kangjinlong

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ancient 'Dragon City' on show in NYC

China Daily

A horse armor is on show at the Gold from Dragon City exhibition at the China Institute Gallery in New York City. MINLU ZHANG/CHINA DAILY Some 1,600 years ago, long before modern globalization, a vibrant cultural melting pot existed in a region of Northeast China known as "Dragon City" — present-day Chaoyang in Liaoning province. The fascinating details are part …

China Gold City Chinese China Daily Yan Han

5 months ago

世界遗产日：一定要参观的十大中国考古遗址 (下)

China Daily

Archaeological sites bear witness to history and embody the inheritance of culture. As April 18 marks the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, we've selected ten archaeological sites in China that merit exploration. Located in Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan province, the Jinsha site is the urban center of the ancient Shu Kingdom and …

Site Shu Jinsha

5 months, 1 week ago

Butterfly guardian surveys Yunnan biodiversity

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. BAI MENG/FOR CHINA DAILY The life of Yang Zhenwen is deeply intertwined with butterflies, so much so that the 47-year-old has three nicknames associated with the winged insects. …

Butterfly Yang Jinping Yunnan

5 months, 1 week ago

Butterfly guardian surveys Yunnan biodiversity

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. BAI MENG/FOR CHINA DAILY The life of Yang Zhenwen is deeply intertwined with butterflies, so much so that the 47-year-old has three nicknames associated with the winged insects. …

Yang Jinping Butterfly Museum Yunnan Biodiversity

9 months, 1 week ago

China's most cherished creature

China Daily

A crescent jade, reputed to be "the top dragon of China", belonging to the Neolithic Hongshan Culture. But despite its mythological status, the dragon is not purely imaginary, as it displays the physical features of a number of different animals. In his thesis on Fuxi, the mythological emperor with a serpent's body, the renowned scholar Wen Yiduo, who died in …

China Dragon

9 months, 1 week ago

China's most cherished creature

China Daily

A crescent jade, reputed to be "the top dragon of China", belonging to the Neolithic Hongshan Culture. But despite its mythological status, the dragon is not purely imaginary, as it displays the physical features of a number of different animals. In his thesis on Fuxi, the mythological emperor with a serpent's body, the renowned scholar Wen Yiduo, who died in …

China Dragon

9 months, 1 week ago

China's most cherished creature

China Daily

A crescent jade, reputed to be "the top dragon of China", belonging to the Neolithic Hongshan Culture. But despite its mythological status, the dragon is not purely imaginary, as it displays the physical features of a number of different animals. In his thesis on Fuxi, the mythological emperor with a serpent's body, the renowned scholar Wen Yiduo, who died in …

China Dragon

9 months, 1 week ago

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah explores Ningbo's cultural heritage

China Daily

Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, recently embarked on a cultural journey through Ningbo, Zhejiang province, immersing himself in the city's vibrant history and traditions. He also took a keen interest in the displays highlighting the city's intangible cultural heritage, including bamboo weaving, lantern making, and traditional crafts. Gurnah and his wife learn about Ningbo's intangible …

Ningbo Gurnah Guildhall

9 months, 2 weeks ago

龙年到聊聊龙年成语 (II)

China Daily

A boy holding a dragon-shaped lantern watches a show at a Spring Festival temple fair in Yancheng county, East China's Shandong province, Feb 12, 2024. Kick off the Year of the Dragon with some useful Chinese "chengyu " about this mythical creature The Year of the Dragon has always been one of China's favorite years. Chinese people often even refer …

China Chinese Zhang Dragons Dragon Lóng

9 months, 2 weeks ago

龙年到聊聊龙年成语 (I)

China Daily

A colorful dragon lantern with its body coiled into five arches lights up the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. LIU LANYING/FOR CHINA DAILY Kick off the Year of the Dragon with some useful Chinese "chengyu " about this mythical creature The Year of the Dragon has always been one of China's favorite years. 乘龙快婿 The ideal son-in-law can …

China Chinese Xiao Liu Dragons Dragon Lóng

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

China Chinese Teng Eastern China Jade Liangzhu

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

China Chinese Teng Eastern China Jade Liangzhu Cong Pieces

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

China Chinese Teng Eastern China Jade Liangzhu Narrative Arc

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade hu in the shape of a tiger, dated to between 2200 and 1800 BC. "From the Yellow River Basin to the Yangtze River Basin and then the Pearl River Basin in southern China and continental Southeast Asia including Vietnam, the jade zhang has proven as effective a traveler as other types of ritual jade, most notably cong and bi," …

China Xia River Yellow River Jade Narrative Arc

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

China Chinese Teng Eastern China Jade Liangzhu Narrative Arc

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade disc from Qijia culture. Reflecting on the symbolism of the iconic Liangzhu jade cong, Fang believes that they amount to an enunciation of "the Liangzhu people's view of the universe". "While the cong-style bracelets continued to exist toward the end of the Liangzhu culture, the Liangzhu jade cong gradually stopped being pieces of ornamental art to take on other, …

Culture China Cong Western China Liangzhu Zuo Ritual Jade

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

China Chinese Teng Eastern China Jade Liangzhu

10 months ago

More than a mere interest in insects

China Daily

By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-19 Chen's museum of insects displays his amber collection in his hometown of Sanming, Fujian province. This has prompted Chen to collect amber, which often contains samples of life forms from ancient eras. It is particularly precious since the shrimp had to be out of the water and somehow end up trapped …

Chen Amber

10 months, 1 week ago

Rise of the dragon

China Daily

Tourists experience paper cutting of the dragon in Beijing on Jan 20. As Year of the Rabbit comes to a close, country welcomes in new sign of the zodiac It is the symbol of Chinese nationality and of potent and auspicious powers. And with the Lunar New Year approaching, the Year of the Dragon has arrived. At the beginning of …

Chinese Dragon

10 months, 1 week ago

Rise of the dragon

China Daily

Tourists experience paper cutting of the dragon in Beijing on Jan 20. As Year of the Rabbit comes to a close, country welcomes in new sign of the zodiac It is the symbol of Chinese nationality and of potent and auspicious powers. And with the Lunar New Year approaching, the Year of the Dragon has arrived. At the beginning of …

Chinese Dragon

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Huge dragon sculpture made with balloons for Chinese New Year bags world record

Hindustan Times

A video of a huge dragon sculpture created using balloons to celebrate Chinese New Year has left people in awe. Guinness World Records took to social media to share the video that shows the “largest balloon sculpture of a dragon” created by two artists at a Hong Kong shopping mall. Chinese New Year 2024: The image shows the dragon sculpture …

Chinese New Year Video Chinese Instagram Dragon Gwr Balloon Sculpture

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese culture is ‘an untapped resource’ -- British graphic designer

China Daily

This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023, shows a LEGO toy set featuring the "Auspicious Chinese Dragon" image, which debuted at the sixth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, east China. [Photo provided by Zhang Keren/Xinhua) Phil Cleaver, a British graphic designer, won a prize in the 2024 Global Zodiac Design Competition organized by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchange Center …

Dragon Chinese Zodiac

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese culture is ‘an untapped resource’ -- British graphic designer

China Daily

This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023, shows a LEGO toy set featuring the "Auspicious Chinese Dragon" image, which debuted at the sixth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, east China. [Photo provided by Zhang Keren/Xinhua) Phil Cleaver, a British graphic designer, won a prize in the 2024 Global Zodiac Design Competition organized by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchange Center …

Chinese Dragon Zodiac Design

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese culture is ‘an untapped resource’ -- British graphic designer

China Daily

This picture shows British graphic designer Phil Cleaver's work Rabbit Moon for the 2023 Global Zodiac Design Competition organized by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchange Center. Explaining what inspired him to create the works for the Global Zodiac Design Competition in 2023 and 2024, he said, "I feel is an untapped resource visually," adding that both his works pay tribute …

Culture Chinese Chinese Culture Untapped Resource

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Most unusual Chinese New Year traditions and superstitions: No hair cuts allowed and why you shouldn't be cleaning the house

Daily Mail

Chinese New Year is around the corner with millions around the world set to celebrate this weekend. California TikTok creator Dr Candise Lin posted a video where she explained some of the unusual superstitions associated with the Lunar New Year. Well-versed in Chinese culture, she told her huge following of some things to be wary of this Saturday on Lunar …

Chinese New Year New Year Lunar Chinese Zodiac Lunar New Year Dr Candise Candise

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tracking down the dragon throughout history

China Daily

C-shaped dragon from northeastern China, dating to 3500 BC. Emperor Yandi, a legendary tribal leader in predynastic China, was said to have been born out of his mother's telepathic interaction with a mighty dragon. Legend also has it that Emperor Huangdi, who once allied with Yandi to triumph over their common enemy, another equally powerful tribal leader known as Chiyou, …

China Dragon Huangdi Yandi

10 months, 2 weeks ago

The eternal attraction of a Chinese dragon

China Daily

A dragon-themed porcelain plate from the Ming Dynasty. These include carved ones on the marble stone platform leading to the hall's entrance, painted ones wrapped around the giant wooden pillars sustaining the weight of the hall's immense roof, as well as molded and enameled ones standing on both ends of the roof's central ridge. When a Ming or Qing emperor …

China Chinese Dragons Dragon Ming

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tracking down the dragon throughout history

China Daily

C-shaped dragon from northeastern China, dating to 3500 BC. Emperor Yandi, a legendary tribal leader in predynastic China, was said to have been born out of his mother's telepathic interaction with a mighty dragon. Legend also has it that Emperor Huangdi, who once allied with Yandi to triumph over their common enemy, another equally powerful tribal leader known as Chiyou, …

China Dragon Huangdi Yandi

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wise, lucky, terrifying: The surprising 4,000-year history of dragons

BBC

Wise, lucky, terrifying: The surprising 4,000-year history of dragons Getty Images An illuminated red-and-golden dragon at a festival in China From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and quaint English villages, here are the real-life traces of an ancient myth. And Chinese dragons are also different to the regal Sumerian "ušum-gal", a mythical, lion-jawed, snake-bodied creature from the ancient Middle East. …

English Middle East Ancient Chinese Getty Images Word Dragons

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sales of dragon-themed goods boom in Shandong

China Daily

Workers make dragon-themed kites in a factory in Wangjiazhuangzi village in Weifang, Shandong. Dragon-themed products are experiencing a surge in popularity as the Year of the Dragon approaches, with a wide range of items such as food, fashion and traditional crafts featuring the mythical beast captivating consumers. "Bobo decorated with dragon elements have become a hit among consumers, with one …

China Chinese Shandong Dragon Kites Weifang Wangjiazhuangzi Village

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon-themed artworks on show in Shanghai for Chinese New Year

China Daily

Chinese dragon, deeply rooted in Chinese civilization as cultural icons, has left an indelible mark on history, literature, art, folklore, and everyday life. To welcome the Year of the Dragon, a show titled "10,000 Dragons Art Exhibition" is now underway at the Xiao Hui Wang Art Museum in Shanghai. Featuring Chinese dragons from past and present-day culture, the exhibition aims …

Art Chinese Dragon Culture

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Paved with jade

China Daily

A jade tiger from the Guo state burial ground, Western Zhou Dynasty. During construction work in 1968, the grand burial chamber of a Han Dynasty vassal king named Liu Sheng was discovered in Mancheng county, Hebei province, 700 kilometers from the Guo state burial ground. Yet standing head and shoulders above them all is a jade shroud composed of more …

Jade

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Paved with jade

China Daily

A jade tiger from the Guo state burial ground, Western Zhou Dynasty. During construction work in 1968, the grand burial chamber of a Han Dynasty vassal king named Liu Sheng was discovered in Mancheng county, Hebei province, 700 kilometers from the Guo state burial ground. Yet standing head and shoulders above them all is a jade shroud composed of more …

Jade Pieces