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 ...

The market for Chinese ceramics shows no signs of cracking. Sotheby's sold a Southern Song dynasty vase for $14.6 million, making it the third-most expensive ceramic from that era ever sold. The price ...

Don't put the artists in charge. They're dreamy and irresponsible. They confuse symbols with reality. You stand to lose half your empire. If you doubt it, consider the case of Zhao Ji, the eleventh ...

China has a long history in porcelain, which developed from pottery making. The ceramic history can be traced back to the Neolithic age. Along with the development of ceramics,in the early period of ...

When talking about Kaifeng, the first name that always comes to my mind is Justice Bao, or Bao Zheng, the legendary Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) magistrate of the city. One of the most popular ...

After a spirited 20-minute bidding war, a Song Dynasty Ru ware brush washer sold to an anonymous collector at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 3 for $37.7 million, a world record for a Chinese porcelain ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A nearly 900-year-old porcelain Song dynasty bowl smashed the world auction record for Chinese ceramics on Tuesday, selling for HK$294.3 million ($37.68 million) at a Sotheby's ...

While the Song dynasty saw huge advancements in culture, commerce and technology, it also gave rise to the horrific practice of foot binding. The witch hat can be seen everywhere, from Halloween ...