Zhong Shuying shows her straw plaited "Along the River during the Qingming Festival", in Changchun, Jilin province, Dec 9, 2015. [Photo/Chinanews.com] Made of cattail leaves, maize leaves and bamboo sticks, the 1.5-meter long, 1-meter ...
Tags: Straw Artwork, Ancient Painting
A full moon blazed in the sky, signifying the Lantern Festival across China. Particularly for this festival, lanterns break out of the typical round and red mold, taking on shapes limited only by the imagination. At Bejing's Olympic ...
Feminine beauty has been celebrated over the centuries in China and the perception is ever-evolving, but an enduring beauty standard is as follows: a rosy plump oval face, new-moon-shaped eyebrows, delicate and soft limbs and fingers, and ...
Tags: feminine beauty, enduring beauty standard, rosy plump oval face
In ancient China, there were Four Great Beauties-Diaochan, Lady Yang, Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun [*note] - who were so famed for their beauty that, like Helen of Troy, they could overthrow states and cities. Their beauty has been depicted in ...