The endless iterations of the Orchid Pavilion preface are both an emblem of Chinese culture, and a lens through which China views its past. In imperial China, prowess with a brush was a mark of ...
The Song dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279, marking a period of economic prosperity, technological advances and cultural ...
The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...