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 silence of the temple, the wood becomes the divine. Religious wood sculpture is the sacred art of carving the Bud180
Learn More arrow_forwardWood is alive, and like all living things, it is mortal. Against the silent enemies of rot, insects, and humidity, we ar180
Learn More arrow_forwardGold has a price, but jade is priceless. For over 8,000 years, Jade (Yu) has been the "stone of heaven," the most sacred180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the rivers of the Kunlun Mountains, the treasure is born from the snow. Hetian jade is the "royal" stone of China, th180
Learn More arrow_forwardTo live forever is the dream of every king. In the tombs of the Han Dynasty, the emperors were wrapped in jade burial su180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the forbidden halls of the Qing Dynasty, the color of the heart was emerald. Qing Dynasty Jadeite (Fei-cui) is the gr180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn the water towns of the Jiangnan region, the stone is turned into poetry. The Suzhou School of jade carving is the abs180
Learn More arrow_forwardIn a world of ink and paper, the stone is the final word. Jade seals (Yin-zhang) are the ultimate symbol of identity and180
Learn More arrow_forwardThe stone is alive, and so are you. In Chinese culture, there is a deep belief that jade and health are one. This is the180
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