The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China. Having undergone continuous evoluti…
Customs to celebrate Chinese New Year
Time-honored art of New Year pictures
Nian hua are symbolic decorations for the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, and also a unique form of folk art in China.
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History captured in images
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Foshan shows true colors with ann…Every year, residents of Foshan herald the coming of autumn with the annual Qiuse Parade, a festival celebrating the h…
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Aesthetics in traditional Chinese…Left: Fashion accessories popular in the Qing Dynasty(1644–1911). Right: One of the 12 beauties in Yongzheng E…
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Image historiography advances stu…Fu Lu are characters or figures used by Taoists, and they appear in countless wide varieties. There is a nuanced diffe…