August 19, 2018 marks the 179th World Photography Day. Photography immediately became popular in Europe since it was first devised in 1839 by Mande Daguerre, a French artist.It wasn't until the Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) that some foreign photographer
The before (L) and after (R) of the repair work that sparked criticism on social media. The botched restoration of a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue in Southwest China has sparked widespread shock and ridicule after photos of its cartoonish color scheme surf
An ancient village site dating back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD) has been found in Southwest China's Sichuan province, local archaeological authorities said Thursday.The site, dubbed Qiaojinshangjie Site, is located around a college in Xinjin coun
Xi'an celebrates Xi'an wind and percussion ensemble on China Cultural Heritage Day, June 12, 2010. Festive, grand in structure and elegant in style. Xi'an Guyue, also known as Xi'an wind and percussion ensemble, has been played for more than a millennium
Digital image created to restore the glory of Yuanmingyuan. Beijing’s Old Summer Palace is marking the 157th anniversary of a massive sack during the Second Opium War, when thousands of Chinese cultural relics were either ruined or removed.Located in the
City wall in Nanjing city, Jiangsu province In historical Chinese cities like Nanjing and Xi’an, the ancient city walls stand downtown, forming a spectacular combination of the past and the present, of a historical relic and the modern metropolis.A remnan
Have you ever imagined appreciating precious cultural relics in a bustling and modern economic city? In the near future, this will become a surprising reality in Hong Kong, a city which has been dubbed a “cultural desert.”
After an absence of nearly two decades, the 1,300-year-old Dengyu Stone Tower eventually came back home in North China's Shanxi province.
China's first college in the field of relics restoration has been established. The college is affiliated to the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts and is aimed at fostering talents in the relic protection and renovation industry. The college is planning to
