Chinese History

We move now from Germany to ancient China, to two of the most famous gay couples in Chinese history and the sources of some of the most recognizable queer symbols in China: the bitten peach and the torn sleeve. While these are not common symbols in most Western media, it is used in China as code phr

An Zhengwen 安正文 Yueyang Tower Ming Dynasty

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Describing a more strategic approach to defending the Chinese empire against their northern neighbors, a Song Dynasty historian wrote:

Xiang Li is a Chinese Watercolor artist who creating the first complete collection from the Chinese classic novel, Dream of the Red Chamber.

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An artist in Beijing is turning garbage into beautiful, recycled masterpieces – proving that art can be created out of anything. Here's the story of Zhao Xiaoli, as she shares where she finds her inspiration, and what she hopes people take away from her work.

During China's Ming and Qing dynasties, which together spanned the years 1386 to 1912, few in the Middle Kingdom, let alone elsewhere, could hope for even a glimpse of the finest Chinese artworks of their time.

The Song Dynasty was an immensely wealthy empire in Chinese history, boasting thriving culture, business, science, technology, and literature.