Legend has it that in the Ming Dynasty, this area housed barrel-makers employed by Shen Wansan, Jiangnan's richest merchant.

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains:“Heaven has gone blind!” ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

Most of these buildings have brick walls and tiled roofs in the traditional reddish-brown color, but in the middle is one incongruous property with bright white walls and a black tiled roof: Yipu ...

As shophouses underwent countless changes over the years, they served as a sort of oversized painter’s canvas that recorded ...

With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the ...

For planner Deng Dong, the renovation of Changmen is a daunting task and challenge, as the area contains a large number of ...

Lessons from the history of Chinese thought on the tension between the liberal-democratic internal order of great powers and ...

Often overshadowed by its neighbour Yogyakarta, Surakarta – commonly known as Solo – is a treasure trove of Javanese culture ...

The paintings were commissioned by a Chinese emperor and had remained in the Far East for almost 200 years until they were ...

Bangkok is a city that never sleeps, at least in the food and beverage department. Blink and you’ll miss another new ...

The artist moved to Houston in 1984 and currently lives mere blocks from the Asia Society. However, she has spent most of her ...