Verse written centuries ago still resonates with an audience who appreciate the wisdom of the ages, Chen Meiling reports. Chinese poems have found a way to bloom in the hearts of people centuries ...
A bleak landscape stretches out in all directions, broken only by wind-hewed formations of sandstone. A lone traveller wanders this hostile, waterless place, looking for shelter. And then on the ...
A new study reveals ancient Sumerians credited gods (not humans) with inventing writing, challenging decades of scholarly ...
A close-up of a smiling Yangtze finless porpoise at the Baiji Dolphinarium of the Institute of Hydrobiology. (Wang Chaoqun/Chinese Academy of Sciences) (CN) — The ever-smiling Yangtze finless porpoise ...
The ageless voice of the revolutionary "lady of ghazal." [ poetry ] Simin Behbahani's poems paint one of the most nuanced narratives of modern Iranian society. Her poems offer apertures into the daily ...
In ancient times, fame was cultivated in streets, restaurants, poetry circles, where beauty and talent transformed poets, ...
India, June 7 -- Women in the Womb of Time: Unveiling Ancient Feminism ...
A close-up of a "smiling" Yangtze finless porpoise at the Baiji Dolphinarium of the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Endemic to China’s Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless ...
Another participant of the poem show was Hu Xingyue, a costume designer from East China's Fujian province. She specializes in cheongsam, or qipao dresses. Her two passions share a sense of delicacy ...