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The Tea Ceremony is an elaborate ritual of respect in which people take tea together. The person who prepares the tea honors her guests through her preparations and presentation, and the guests pay her respect by participating...

A bodhisattva with diadem from Tumshuq, Toqquz-sarai, Small Temple D (Xinjiang), China. 6th-7th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

This stucco plaque shows the head of Bodhisattva surrounded by a beaded border. From Ming-oi, near Shorchuk, in modern-day China. 6th to 7th century CE. (The British Museum, London).

Headshot of dog amulet possibly from the period of the Liangzhu Culture in China (c. 3400-2250 BCE). This dog amulet measures 63.1 x 19.9 x 20.8 mm (2.4 x 0.78 x 0.81 inches). Jade dog amulets were often made and...

A wood and lacquer guardian figure from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, China. c. 4th century BCE. Height: 76.2 cm. (British Museum, London)

This standing bodhisattva made of Sandstone comes from Cave 14 from the renown temples of Tianlongshan in China's Shanxi province. The influence from Greco-Roman art as well as South Asian art is palpable. It was made...

Relations between ancient Japan and China have a long history, and in certain periods the exchange of political, religious and cultural practices between the two was intense. China, the much older state and the...

The term Ancient Chinese Philosophy refers to the belief systems developed by various philosophers during the era known as the Hundred Schools of Thought when these thinkers formed their own schools during the Spring and...

The use of cavalry in Chinese warfare was a significant development which was largely responsible for the abandonment of chariots, that vehicle being much slower and more cumbersome to manoeuvre in battle conditions...

This is a very interesting video: Chinese History in 20 Minutes (actually, it is less than 18 minutes long). This may seem impossibly brief but the information is accurate and the story is told...