China may be known today as a global economic powerhouse and an industrial giant, but it still takes immense pride in its thousands of years of rich culture and heritage. Even at the enterprising port ...
Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When grouped together with the inkstone, inkstick, and xuan ...
Red Peony Academy opens the door to ancient traditions, Zhuan Ti reports. In response to the central government's call to promote Chinese culture around the world, Ningbo established the Red Peony ...
The Ridgewood Public Library will showcase Chinese brush paintings by local artists Theresa Ning and Jane Chang throughout the month of February. The exhibit features images of fowls, landscapes and ...
Expressing spirit is at the heart of Chinese brush painting. It’s believed that a single brush stroke has the ability to portray the artist’s life force, sensitivity and thought processes. Marshaling ...
Farmers paint peonies in the Luxi Painting and Calligraphy Institute in Juye, Shandong province, on Sunday. [Photo by Zhao Ruixue/China Daily] Known as the "Peony Capital of China", Heze in Shandong ...