A key aspect is the evolution of everyday eating habits. The jujube fruit—known in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries—can help improve these issues. In the United States, the less ...
A 100-metre length of it nicknamed “Chop Alley” has been the home of Chinese stone seal makers ... but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners ...
Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and TV shows. He looks at the naval battle and gladiator fights depicted in "Gladiator II," starring Paul ...
Today, clay is one of the bayin, the eight categories into which Chinese instruments are grouped based on the material traditionally used to make them. The xun – pronounced huen in Cantonese ...
Stilt walking is part of a folk tradition of performances, rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such as Confucianism and Taoism, that have been used to mark festivals and celebrate local ...
Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the repose of the souls of the dead is a superfood that has its roots in ancient Greece. The ritual food passed ...
A weekly rummage through essential cultural ingredients for a good life: design, architecture, food, travel, and fashion. But the story is a bit more complicated as, like most citrus fruit ...