Exploring the pulse of tradition. Discover the latest milestones, scholarly breakthroughs, and community efforts preserving China's five-thousand-year intangible cultural legacy.
Hidden for over 3,000 years in the fertile plains of modern-day Sichuan, the discovery of the Sanxingdui sacrificial pit180
Learn More arrow_forwardCast during the late Shang Dynasty, the Houmuwu Ding stands as the heaviest and most magnificent bronze vessel ever reco180
Learn More arrow_forwardDiscovered in 1978 in the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, the Bianzhong chime bells represent the absolute pinnacle of ancie180
Learn More arrow_forwardUnearthed in 1965 in a waterlogged tomb in Hubei, the Sword of Goujian shocked the world. Despite being submerged for ov180
Learn More arrow_forwardThe Mao Gong Ding is not famous for its size or gold, but for what is written inside it. With 497 characters of ancient180
Learn More arrow_forwardWhen the First Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) sought to conquer the afterlife, he didn’t just take an army of terracotta180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the mind of an ancient Chinese artisan, a bronze vessel was never just a container—it was a living creature. The zoom180
Learn More arrow_forwardThe rise of the first unified empires in China was built on the foundation of bronze weaponry. From the precision-engine180
Learn More arrow_forwardMore than just a costume, Hanfu is the soul of Chinese clothing. Spanning over 3,000 years, it is a physical manifestati180
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