Inheritor of Shaoxing's stone-carving heritage

February 16, 2022

Forty years have passed since Ding Guoquan, an inheritor of the stone-carving craft in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province, first learned the craft when he was 16.
Culture Insider: Little New Year

January 25, 2022

Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Jan 25 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
Hometown of Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi

January 24, 2022

Here is the place where tradition meets modernity, ushering in a new chapter of rejuvenation.
Father and son pursue patchwork art

December 8, 2021

A father and his son from Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province have become famous in their hometown by transforming rags into elegant patchwork handicrafts.
Old shop keeping traditional craft alive

August 31, 2021

This is an old 10-sq-m shop at 216 Lizhu Old Street in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.
Tombs unearthed in area planned to build zoo

July 22, 2021

Researchers have discovered that the two ancient tombs recently excavated in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province were built in the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316), local media reported on July 21.
Shaoxing celebrates third Ancient City Protection Day

July 19, 2021

Shaoxing in East China's Zhejiang province vowed to better protect its ancient city, an iconic 9.09-square-kilometer historic district, on July 15, which marked the city's third Ancient City Protection Day.
Haven of literature

July 18, 2021

The Orchid Pavilion is famous for A Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems, written by Wang Xizhi. Today, it remains a popular venue for festivals celebrating the art of fine calligraphy.