Chinese Painting Pigments

Chinese Painting Pigments

Chinese painting pigments are divided into two main categories: mineral colours, also known as stone colours (石色), and plant-based colours, also known as water colours (水色). …

Carpentry

Carpentry

Carpentry

Carpentry is one of the oldest traditional crafts. …

Silk Weaving

Silk Weaving

Silk Weaving

Brocade silk (緙絲) is an ancient silk weaving craft originated from China. …

Bamboo Craftsmanship

Bamboo Craftsmanship

Craftsmen who make bamboo products are called bamboo weavers. They use bamboo to make furniture and other household items. …

Artisanal Paper-making

Artisanal Paper-making

Traditional artisanal papermaking follows has a specific set of production processes, including soaking, cooking, rinsing and sun-bleaching the materials used before they are hand-beat to form the paper pulp to be scooped, pressed, and dried to produce the final product. …

Masks: UK. Breathe In, Breathe Out

Masks: UK. Breathe In, Breathe Out

It is too much to expect that under our British Bulldog leader Boris Johnson the United Kingdom would submit to learning anything from nations in East Asia. …

Menstrual Pads, Its History, and Its Cultural Meaning

Menstrual Pads, Its History, and Its Cultural Meaning

Disposable menstrual pads became the mainstream in China in just 30 years, but some are struggling to get them in the country. …

Digital Wallet: In China, Cashless is King

Digital Wallet: In China, Cashless is King

The popularity of digital wallet in China is celebrated. But under the veil of technological triumph, something didn’t work, some are excluded. …