Three tombs from the second Jin Dynasty were uncovered in China, shedding new light onto burial practices from around 1200 AD. Differing designs and styles could show non-Chinese influence in the area ...

In ancient Chinese architecture, chiwen were mostly made of pottery or wood before the time of Yongle Palace, but the ones at the temple used a colored glaze, known as liuli, that has not faded even ...

I recently read the book The History Of Chinese Architecture ... on Shanxi’s ancient buildings. This includes Foguang Temple in Wutai Shan, the nine-storey wooden pagoda in Ying county, the ...

“Shanxi is mainly characterized by wooden ancient architecture, while ancient Greek architecture focuses on stone carving. Here, one can appreciate the different artistic charms of Chinese and ...