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The Great Wall: The symbol of greatness in traditional Chinese culture
The Great Wall of China is not just a simple wall that divides a border. In addition to being ranked as one of the most important engineering works in history, the mega structure carries enormous symbolic power over what traditional Chinese culture was all about. The construction of the enormous wall ...
Classical Chinese wood carving art threatened by the Chinese regime
The outstanding artistic expressions in all cultures throughout the ages have left a footprint that characterizes them as classical, the highest level to which the evident exquisiteness with which the artist endowed them raises them and turns them into models worthy of being emulated and preserved. China, in particular, has harbored ...
Spiritual Persecution in Communist China: Tibetan Buddhism withstands more than 70 years of harassment
Since ancient times, the Chinese believed that humanity must harmonize and merge with heaven. They emphasized that the Universe and the Earth march according to rules that follow divine laws imposed by the gods. Many moral-spiritual beliefs have arisen in China, and various religions have developed, with different nuances that always ...
Beyond Shaolin Kung-fu shows, what is authentic traditional Chinese culture?
Nowadays, the words "made in China" have become a stigma of cheap goods, inferior manufacturing, and even defective technology. In ancient times, by contrast, China was the homeland of fine silk, porcelain, jade, and the inventor of paper, printing, and the compass. China's 5,000 years of civilization have produced one ...
French museum cancels art exhibitions in China due to Beijing-Moscow relationship
The Nord administration – the owner of The Matisse Museum in Le Cateau-Cambresis, northern France – announced on Feb. 25 2022 to suspend the exhibitions of paintings by French artist Henry Matisse in Beijing and Shanghai. The decision came “in the context of the geopolitical crisis triggered by Russia's declaration ...
Huge 555-carat black diamond believed to have come from outer space auctioned off
A unique diamond that is valued at around $7 million and which they suggest may have been generated in space is going up for sale next month, Live Science reported. The 555-carat one-of-a-kind black diamond called "Enigma" was unveiled Tuesday by Sotheby's Dubai and will be auctioned on Feb. 3 in ...
‘It’s just sick’: Franklin Graham lashes out at transgender Jesus in play shown in Germany
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association president Franklin Graham lashed out at a play presented by the Bibelhaus Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, that depicts Jesus as a man who identifies as a woman. "Any suggestion that Jesus Christ is transgender is not only false, it’s just sick," declared preacher Graham, son of the ...
A pair of 2,200-year-old golden bronze Buddha statues discovered in China
The recently found pair of 2,200-year-old gold bronze Buddha statues is the oldest of their kind to be discovered in China. The miniature figurines were discovered among a cache of relics found in an ancient tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty. One statue, Buddha Shakyamuni, shows Buddha standing on a platform while ...
Russian geologist analyse 12 million-year-old tracks and suggests vehicles were used before modern humans
Left in the Phrygian Valley of central Turkey were imprinted earth trails that age analysis dictated could have been there from 12 to 14 million years ago. Dr. Alexander Koltypin, a Russian academic, suggested they could have been petrified footprints from ancient vehicles of a long-lost civilization before modern humans. Koltypin is ...
Australian expert tries to solve mystery of ‘lost flight’ in Bermuda Triangle after 75 years
After 75 years, an Australian expert tries to unravel the "lost flight" riddle in the Bermuda Triangle. Researcher Shane Satterley has provided new insight on the mystery of five planes and their whole crew disappearing above the fabled Bermuda Triangle on Dec. 5, 1945. Five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers known as Flight ...
Curiosity leads a British man to discover an 800-square-foot Roman mosaic on his father’s farm
In the summer of 2020, Jim Irvine strolled with his wife and daughters across his father's farm in the county of Rutland in the United Kingdom, leading to the discovery of a sprawling Roman villa complex and a stunning mosaic beneath the soil. "I noticed these bits of pottery, oyster shells, ...
With just a sheet of paper, Japanese artist brings an octopus to ‘real life’
We sometimes can be tricked by our own eyes. This delicate octopus artwork is one among the cases when we may initially mistake it as a drawing before realizing it as a masterpiece of hand-crafted paper artwork. "Wearing" the white outfits, appearing on a black background, the viewers find it hard ...
An exclusive copy of the US Constitution sold for a record-breaking $43.2 million at auction
An early printing of the U.S. Constitution was auctioned with a million-dollar valuation that made it the highest-valued historical document ever sold at auction. The winning bid outbid a group of cryptocurrency owners. Kenneth Griffin, CEO of a multinational investment group, was the one who bought the manuscript for $43,2 million, ...
New research on the ‘Black Prince’ tomb effigy claims to have found the purpose of its construction
According to recently published research, the famous "Black Prince" metal tomb effigy of Edward, known as an "unprecedented" artwork, was likely built as a medieval propaganda symbol in an attempt to consolidate his son King Richard II's failing rule, as Live Science reported. Edward of Woodstock, the English throne's heir, was ...
Pompeii slave’s room unearthed sheds some light on ancient Roman life
In a neighborhood of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, a well-preserved slave cell has been unearthed. Three wooden beds, a chamber pot, and a wooden chest with metal and cloth goods were discovered in the confined living quarters of a vast house in Civita Giuliana, some 700 meters north ...
Crusader sword unearthed from Mediterranean Sea bed
A diver has found a trove of Crusader-period artifacts off the coast of Israel, which includes a 900-year-old sword. Live Science citing a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority, said on Oct. 18 that scuba diver Shlomi Katzin emerged from the Mediterranean Sea with a large sword in hand. The medieval sword ...
Archaeologists uncover stone toilet that only the wealthiest could have
Archaeologists in Israel have recently unearthed a 2,700 years old private toilet that used to be fancy back in its heyday. The ancient toilet cubicle was part of an excavation of a former royal mansion in Jerusalem that overlooks the City of David archaeological site and the Temple Mount, CNN reported ...
10 amazing facts about the ancient Peruvian elongated skulls
Is it possible that the Paracas skulls are the missing link in the evolution of humanity? Is it possible that they are members of a species that did not originate on Earth? Or are they simply another case of cranial deformity? The mysterious Paracas skulls are, without a doubt, one of ...
Artist vows to remake anti-communist sculpture after suspected arson attack
A controversial artwork that accuses the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of starting the worldwide CCP Virus pandemic burned down on July 23. Artist Weiming Chen will remake his anti-communist sculpture from scratch. A suspected arson attack destroyed his 20-foot-tall work, which depicts Chinese leader Xi Jinping with "spike" proteins from the ...
There is a hidden underground ‘city’ beneath the Giza Pyramids, experts claim
There is an astonishing ‘Lost' underground city beneath the Pyramids of Giza, and it was thoroughly chronicled in the past, even though only a few people are aware of it today. When you consider that the ancient city of Memphis, the former capital of Egypt (modern-day Giza), is packed with subterranean ...
