The status of painting, drawing and poetry was extremely high through millennia of Chinese history until all traditions fractured in the revolutions of the 20 th century. The visual arts, often ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family home and part of a set thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros ($1.1 million) when it is auctioned on ...

Many details of a Buddha head on an auction catalogue of Sotheby's resemble the historical photo of a lost Buddha head in the Longmen Grottoes in China. [Photo/Beijing Youth Daily] The head of an ...

This Unesco world heritage site houses 252 caves and 51,000 Buddha statues, displaying a fusion of religion and politics in ...