Shanghai Duoyunxuan, a renowned cultural and time-honored brand, is presenting its most valued art collection for the first time in a free exhibition at the China Art Museum, Shanghai, also known as ...

When it comes to the history of women’s rights in China, the Tang Dynasty is exalted while the succeeding Song Dynasty is reviled. Here is why this is not as clear-cut as it seems. Zhou Fang. Court ...

China’s Song dynasty established many prototypes in government, society, and the arts. A system of schools and examinations for entering public office led to an efficient, centralized government ...

The earliest Chinese paintings in one of the most important collections in the West are now featured in a new public Web resource launched by the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler galleries. “Song and ...

Don't put the artists in charge. They're dreamy and irresponsible. They confuse symbols with reality. You stand to lose half your empire. If you doubt it, consider the case of Zhao Ji, the eleventh ...

HANGZHOU, China, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 18, 2023, the art exhibition themed "The Brilliance of Song Dynasty in Modern Times" kicked off at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art, ...

A baby-faced young man sitting on the front row of Christie’s New York saleroom outbid several rivals to win a Song dynasty scroll painting of dragons for $49 million on Wednesday. Chen Rong’s scroll, ...

Liu Guosong and Wucius Wong, both born in China in the 1930s, are pioneers of modern Chinese ink painting. Influenced by classical Chinese painting traditions, especially from the Song dynasty, Liu ...