The owner first suspected the bronze deity might be worth more than she paid for after taking it on the 'Antiques Roadshow.' This gilt-bronze figure of the Chinese Buddhist deity Cintamanicakra ...

XIAN, China – A young Buddhist monk crossed the sea to China as a member of a Japanese mission sent there during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). That monk was Kukai (774-835), also known posthumously as ...

The Wutai Mountains in Wutai county are a renowned Buddhist holy land and top tourist destination in Shanxi province. They are said to be the venue where Bodhisattva Manjusri preached his teachings ...

The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, a hub of ancient Chinese Buddhist art and spirituality, fell victim to extensive looting in the early 20th century. Today, the priceless relics taken from this sacred site ...

When it comes to the history of women’s rights in China, the Tang Dynasty is exalted while the succeeding Song Dynasty is reviled. Here is why this is not as clear-cut as it seems. Zhou Fang. Court ...

Almost anyone who visits the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, finds themselves — quite literally — standing at the feet of a colossal 35.5-meter-high Buddha, carved from the region's iconic ...