On World Poetry Day, here are three figures whose prose makes for a good starting point if you're planning a deep dive into the world of Chinese poetry When you’ve got around 3,000 years of material ...

Its music continues to resonate deeply with listeners today. Whether expressed through ancient poetry or performed on stage, ...

In Shanghai, a story has emerged that perfectly, disturbingly captures the power and problems of China’s wanghong (“internet famous” and “influencer”) culture: a poetry-quoting “hobo” has had to ask ...

Spring Festival is immortalized in poems, such as Wang Anshi's New Year's Day which describes the vibrant scenes of the ...

Punished and forced to sign a letter of admonishment by the police, and chastised by Chinese state media for being a “rumormonger,” Dr. Li later contracted COVID in the course of his work at ...

Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to lower costs and yield innovative treatments, not to mention raise China’s prestige ...

Less well-known are the musical instruments made of clay. They have been played in China since the Zhou dynasty (1046BC-256BC). Today, clay is one of the bayin, the eight categories into which ...

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Why Federal Courts May Be the Last Bulwark Against Trump With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, President Trump’s opponents are turning to a flurry of legal actions. But can the ...