Dunhuang, 15, China

Roundup: Chinese-made electric buses showcasing iconic landscapes run across Malta

VALLETTA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese-made electric buses, each adorned with vibrant images of iconic Chinese landscapes and cultural heritage sites, began operating across Malta on Saturday. Read full story

2024-11-09 16:31

UCCA Beijing Announces Ambitious Exhibition Program 2025

UCCA Center for Contemporary Art is proud to announce its Exhibition Program 2025, a series of nine exhibitions throughout the year at UCCA Beijing and UCCA Dune, featuring acclaimed artists from Asia, China, North America, and Europe. The post UCCA Beijing A…

2024-11-08 11:56

DC Comics Censors The British Museum in its Superman Comics

The most recent issue of Action Comics #1073 from DC Comics features a story by Mark Waid and Michael Shelfer with Conner Kent, Superboy and Kenan Kong, the Super-Man of China, who have both been captured in a space museum. And Kenan has a lesson to teach Con…

2024-11-01 15:57

British Museum’s ‘Silk Roads’ Exhibition Aims to Tell the Complex Story of the Misunderstood Trade Route

The expansive "Silk Roads" exhibition, at the British Museum through February 23, looks at how commerce, ideas, and religion crisscrossed the world.

2024-10-30 14:15

Çinli hibrit otomobil, tek depo ile 2208 km katederek Guinnes Dünya Rekoru'nu kırdı

Çinli otomobil üreticisi SAIC'e ait olan Roewe'un D7 DMW modeli, şarj edilebilir hibrit otomobiller içerisinde en uzun mesafeyi katederek Guinness Dünya Rekoru'nu kırdı.

2024-10-30 06:11

Turco-Sogdian horses and languages

Reading through Étienne de La Vaissière's massive magnum opus, Asie Centrale 300-850:  Des routes et des royaumes (2024), I came to a screeching halt when my gaze alighted on this photograph (III.6, p. 71): Limestone relief of Saluzi ("Autumn Dew"), one of th…

2024-10-28 15:34

Himilco, Hanno, Faxian… And Other Early World Explorers Who Should Be More Famous

Early historical explorers remain figures shrouded in mystery, occupying a middle ground between legendary heroes like Gilgamesh and the well-­recorded later lives of the everyday merchants, ambassadors, and pilgrims, who wrote down the stories of their trave…

2024-10-21 08:56

Dunhuang failing to convert its singing sand, camel rides and painted caves into a consistent revenue stream

China Letter: Officials have a plan to ensure money flows through rather than over the city

2024-10-18 04:00

Siam Society to host lecture on Mogao Caves

<p>"Dunhuang Revisited: Mogao Buddhist Caves (4th-14th Centuries)" is the topic of the next lecture at Siam Society, Asok Road, on Saturday at 10.30am.</p>

2024-10-15 22:08