Exploring the pulse of tradition. Discover the latest milestones, scholarly breakthroughs, and community efforts preserving China's five-thousand-year intangible cultural legacy.
In the mountain villages of Guizhou, the butterfly and the bird are born from fire and wax. Batik (La-ran), or wax-resis180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the ancient city of Dali, the sunbursts are made by hand. Tie-Dyeing (Zha-ran), a specialty of the Bai people, is a b180
Learn More arrow_forwardThe story of Chinese silk is a story of engineering. The vertical loom (Li-ji) was the first "high-tech" machine of the180
Learn More arrow_forwardStone is the backbone of history. In the hands of Chinese artisans, the cold, silent mountain has been turned into a tes180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the limestone cliffs of Luoyang, thousands of eyes watch the river flow. The Longmen Grottoes are a masterpiece of Bu180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the dusty plains of Shanxi, the Northern Wei emperors carved their legacy into the earth. The Yungang Grottoes are a180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the town of Quyang, every sound is a heartbeat of history. The Home of White Marble is where for 2,000 years, the col180
Learn More arrow_forwardThey stand at the gates, silent and powerful. The Stone Lions (Shi-shi) are the eternal guardians of Chinese culture, pr180
Learn More arrow_forwardThey reach toward the heavens, white and majestic. The Imperial Pillars (Huabiao) are the silent heralds of the emperor,180
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