On January 3, 2026, in Shaanxi, China, a video showed a woman using her dog’s tail as a calligraphy brush to write the Chinese character “Fu,” symbolizing good fortune, on red paper. The dog remained ...

Tattooing emerged in Hong Kong in the mid-20th century as a service catering to Western soldiers and sailors passing through the then British colony. The demand gave rise to East-meets-West tattoo ...

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Visitors tour a modern Chinese folk painting exhibition during the annual conference of China cultural centers in Beijing in mid-November. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY At the digital exhibition hall of the ...

BEIJING – When Mr Bernard Arnault, one of the world’s richest men and chairman of LVMH, dropped by Shanghai in September, many assumed his itinerary would be routine: check in on Louis Vuitton, Dior ...

TORONTO — A centuries-old calligraphy album that was once part of the Chinese emperor's royal collection and found in a Canadian basement has fetched more than $1 million at a Canadian auction, many ...

Students watch a Chinese martial arts performance during a Chinese cultural event held at Badr University in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt, on Oct. 20, 2025. The Badr University in Cairo on Monday ...

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Yang Shilin shows calligraphic works and ink paintings at his ongoing exhibition, titled Dao in Emptiness and Stillness, at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. [Photo provided to ...