Ancient bones unearthed in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, have led archaeologists to suggest that the area may have been home to wild crocodiles thousands of years ago. Experts have been excavating the Haojing site since the 1930s, ...
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Through his six-decade career, Han Meilin-who is well-known as the chief designer of Fuwa, the good-luck mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008-has always turned to Chinese cultural traditions for inspiration. The 80-year-old began ...
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China's first intangible cultural heritage O2O interactive experience center opened in the Qianmen area in Beijing on Saturday. The two-level center occupies nearly 2,000 square meters and combines an ICH showcase, visitor experience and ...
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Milliken, the UK-based flooring designer and manufacturer took part in the London Design Festival for the first time this September 2016. The Milliken showroom became home to an eclectic group show by the ceramicists of Turning Earth, the ...
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Northallerton furnishing and lifestyle store, Barkers Home, has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards. The family-run business on Yafforth Road has been named among the UK’s best retailers for its display for products for the ...
Jaguar took its latest XJ to 'Skyroad' in China, one of the spectacular modern roads in the world to find out how innovation in road technology and design can help to match the improving ride of modern luxury cars. The 240km-long road, ...
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An tomb dating back some 2,000 years has been found in Northwest China's Qinghai province, local authorities said Thursday. The tomb was discovered by a construction team on Nov 23 in a village of Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county, ...
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Well-known statues, artworks, and ancient Roman icons will be displayed. [Photo/Chinanews.com] Up to 233 sets of ancient relics from Rome will meet Chinese visitors in the coming year. That's according to an agreement signed by the ...
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Archaeologists clear a tomb at the excavation site of the Neolithic site at the ruins of the Longgang Temple paleoanthropological site in Hanzhong city of Shaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese archeologists found traces of human ...
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Just by merit of being old, things gain value. But frankly, not everyone bubbles with enthusiasm to examine fragments of pottery and arrowheads. Likewise, a museum dedicated to stuff made out of bronze hardly sounds exhilarating. But in the ...
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An exhibition opened on Wednesday in Beijing observing the 3,060th anniversary of the founding of Beijing. More than 40 items are on displayed at the Capital Museum, which give an insight into the past life of the ancient capital of Yan ...
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Following the example of The Precious Collection of the Stone Moat, a special gallery featuring traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting in the Palace Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it will hold a world-class ...
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Jingdezhen, in Jiangxi province, has over 1700 years' history of making pottery. As China is the center of the world's china production, and Jingdezhen is the center of China's china industry, many pottery artists around the world come to ...
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Indian online fashion retailer Saiesta.com has created a new collection of digitally printed, soft, smooth flowing, reversible scarves, inspired by multiple cultures across the world. Made using viscose georgette fabrics, the colourful ...
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In 1939, a bronze ding which is an ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs, was unearthed in Anyang, Henan Province. This four-legged ding known as the Simuwu Rectangle Ding was so big and heavy that it could not ...
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