Traditional patterns from Beijing's Xicheng district on display at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Traditional patterns from Beijing's Xicheng ...

Almost everything in the nature, like clouds, flowers and sea waves, or even things that do not exist in reality such as mythical dragons, phoenixes and qilin (Chinese unicorn) inspired the ancestors ...

Bronze medal winner of the second International Pattern Design Competition, created by Dong Jin, an associate professor at Taiyuan University, inspired by Shanxi paper-cutting art. CHINA DAILY Young ...

Since the ancient Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.- A.D. 668) through to the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), there have been certain roof tile and brick patterns that Koreans used in their architecture when ...

BFA Visual and Critical Studies and the Honors Program present a talk with Wafa Ghnaim, curator for the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington, D.C. and Senior Research Fellow for The ...

A long time ago, I received a little leather coin purse as a gift from a visiting Japanese exchange student. I was intrigued by its unusual pattern, but unfortunately he couldn't explain its ...