Gyeongju in Korea’s Gyeongsang region served as the ancient capital of Silla, which ruled from 57 B.C. to 935 A.D. Gyeongju ...

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For the first time in the country’s history, a newly established slaughterhouse in Gwadar has started production to meet the ...

One of the most famous Chinese folk tales is the “Legend of the White Snake.” Although early versions of the myth date back ...

Snakes weren’t always “little dragons.” In early Chinese cultures, they were powerful symbols of vitality and strength in ...

The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which is centuries. Many cultures have tales about dragons. The word itself comes ...

Unlike the Western Gregorian calendar, China and other Southeast Asian countries use the lunar calendar, based on the moon’s cycle, to determine the New Year. Usually falling between Jan. 21 and Feb.

In a Tang Dynasty version dating from the early ninth ... perhaps humanity would do well to heed the portent of this seemingly inauspicious animal. The havoc it wreaks usually cuts across gender ...

He ordered the great Tang dynasty painter Wu Daozi (680–760) to paint a portrait of Zhong Kui and issued an imperial edict to have his subjects hang Zhong Kui’s portrait at the new year. A tradition ...