A True Vajra Hell On Earth – Tibetan Prison Langzisha
At the north end of Bargor Street in the old town of Lhasa, adjacent to Jokhang Temple, there stands a…
Shanghai in the 19th Century
Longhua Pagoda, located in Xuhui District in Shanghai CBD, was initially built with timber during the Three Kingdoms Period in…
The Wild Goose Lake – A Hidden Side of China
Square dance in the neighbourhood open space in the early morning and evening has been very popular in China for…
Life of Old Beijing in Illustration
Ma Haifang (马海方) is a Chinese artist born and grew up in Beijing’s outskirts. Below are some of his works…
Mythical Creatures in Classics of Mountains and Seas
Classics of Mountains and Seas (山海经) is a collection of Chinese mythology, geography and medicine compiled about 3,000 to 2,500…
The Gobi Desert Around Dunhuang Grottoes
The lakes disappeared for more than 300 years from the Gobi Desert around Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province in China's northwest…
Feng Zikai, China’s First Comic Painter
Feng Zikai (1897-1975) was China’s first and one of the best comic artists, as well as a highly accomplished writer, calligrapher,…