“Works from the Yuan Dynasty are particularly prized for their rarity, not to mention Rao Jie’s Calligraphy in Cursive Script is a rare treasure,” Steven Zuo, head of fine classical Chinese ...

An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The period from the late 12th to the early 13th centuries saw strengthened economic ...

Born and raised in Shanxi, Wang became involved in the preservation and restoration of ancient buildings in 1972. His ...

Hong Kong auctioneer CC Wang conducted Sotheby’s ‘longest ever bidding battle’ when a calligraphy handscroll by a Yuan ...

Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan palace had been influenced by the Mongolian flavorings. The food in the Ming palace, however, was mainly that of ...

Seaborne commerce on a large scale in Asia dates to the Song Dynasty of China (A.D. 960-1270). The Mongols in the succeeding Yuan Dynasty (ca. 1271-1368) went on to build even more ships on a ...

Now in his 70s, Zhang Jinquan has dedicated over 50 years to perfecting this delicate craft, also recognized as Jiaxing's ...

The Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasty Studies is an international society committed to the encouragement of the study of Chinese—as well as Jürchen, Khitan, Tangut, and Mongol—history, ...

These retreats, often held in serene locations like Dali and Lijiang in Southwest China's Yunnan province, serve as a unique ...