Ye Qianyu (1907-95) was one of the most influential Chinese artists of the 20th century. Of his oeuvre, comprising ink paintings, drawings and cartoons, Ye is best known for his depictions of dancers－ballet dancers, folk dancers and dancers of ethnic groups－and performers of Chinese opera. His ske...

For renowned Sinologist and sociologist David Goodman, China has been a constant source of inspiration in both his research and professional life. He has long examined a country with a deep history that is undergoing rapid modernization.Goodman is the director of the China Studies Centre at the Univ...

A preferred way to preserve Chinese classics is to analyze, illustrate and present their values to the world, according to German Sinologist Christoph Harbsmeier, professor at the University of Copenhagen.He spoke via video link on February 7 at the second edition of World Sinology Lecture, held in...

Vintage export fans are a unique form of art and craftsmanship on which Eastern and Western cultures are blended in an interesting manner.Canton Export Fans, an exhibition now underway at Chengdu Museum, in Sichuan province's capital, shows beautiful fans that were shipped from Guangdong provinc...

Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, whose lifelong research helped feed the world's most populous country and beyond, died of illness at 91 in 2021.Yuan, a household name in China, is renowned for developing the first hybrid-rice strain to substantially raise yields. He passed way at a hospital in...

Jake Lee Pinnick practices martial arts at the Wudang Mountains in Danjiangkou, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 11, 2023. WUHAN, Jan. 26 -- Jake Lee Pinnick is busy making special purchases, hanging poetic banners and visiting friends with his family to celebrate the Spring Festival, or the...