The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion ...

It evolved to become an imperial court instrument and today is the signature ... once made from the bones of a bird The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made ...

Generally recognized as the highest official institution of learning in imperial China, it was first established ... military officials from the imperial court and students of the Imperial College.

One outstanding example is Pine, Hawk, and Lingzhi Fungus, completed in 1724 during the Yongzheng reign, and crafted by Italian court painter Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), known by his Chinese ...

These stone chimes have been played in China for around 3,000 years. They were particularly important in the playing of ...