Asian History
Amid Pandemic, Artists Invoke Japanese Spirit Said to Protect Against Disease
Illustrators are sharing artwork of Amabie, a spirit first popularized during the Edo period, on social media
Portable, Pocket-Sized Rock Art Discovered in Ice Age Indonesian Cave
The findings further refute the outdated notion that humans' capacity for complex artistic expression evolved exclusively in Europe
After a Lifetime of Donkey Polo, This Chinese Noblewoman Asked to Be Buried With Her Steeds
New research reveals a Tang Dynasty woman's love for sports—and big-eared, braying equids
Angkor Wat May Owe Its Existence to an Engineering Catastrophe
The collapse of a reservoir in a remote and mysterious city could have helped Angkor gain supremacy
Fire at Museum of Chinese in America Caused Less Damage Than Initially Feared
Around 200 boxes recovered from the building have been deemed "very much salvageable," but they represent only a "fraction" of the museum's collection
Who Owns the Art Recovered From Shipwrecks?
A thought-provoking exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco draws on artifacts from two centuries-old shipwrecks
The Hidden City of Myanmar
The ancient kingdom of Mrauk U welcomed Buddhists and Muslims. Now efforts to uncover its mysteries are threatened by ethnic hostilities
Library of Congress Digitizes Taiwanese Watercolors, Rare Chinese Texts
The library's rare Chinese book collection includes 5,300 titles, 2,000 of which will ultimately be included in the online portal
New Scholarship Is Revealing the Private Lives of China’s Empresses
Lavish paintings, sumptuous court robes, objets d’art tell the stories of Empress Cixi and four other of the most powerful Qing dynasty women
The Hominins We’ve Been Calling Denisovans Are More Diverse Than Previously Thought
Researchers have identified three distinct Denisovan lineages, including one that could constitute an entirely separate species
The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating Back to the 13th Century
Offerings include a book of poetry featuring the epic <em>Shahnameh</em> and a biography of Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal
A Veteran Returns to Vietnam, Photographs the Country and Comes to Peace With His Wartime Experience
Trading in his rifle for a camera, photographer Chuck Forsman captures the country's resiliency in a new book
Architect Annabelle Selldorf Will Design New Interpretation Center for China’s Forbidden City
The restored Qianlong Garden complex, a sprawling oasis of four courtyards and 27 pavilions, is set to open to the public for the first time in 2020
North, South Korea Form Tag Team to Get Traditional Wrestling Unesco Heritage Status
The two nations filed a historic joint application to place traditional Korean wrestling on the world cultural heritage listing
Landmark Verdict Finds Two of Khmer Rouge's Surviving Leaders Guilty of Genocide
It is the first time that such a verdict has been meted out against high-ranking members of the brutal Cambodian regime
How a Japanese Island Quietly Disappeared
Esanbe Hanakita Kojima, as the island is called, may have been eroded by wind and ice floes
Largest Ever Study of Chinese People’s Genetics Reveals Insights on Migration Patterns, Diet, Disease
Scientists analyzed DNA samples from 141,431 pregnant Chinese women, or roughly 1/10,000 of the country’s population
Taiwan Unveils Its First Statue Honoring ‘Comfort Women’
The monument has sparked diplomatic tensions with Japan
This City in China Has the Most Unesco-Recognized Gardens in the World
Suzhou has more than 60 gardens dating back to 600 AD, and nine have collective World Heritage status
Ancient DNA Offers Insight on Origins of Southeast Asia's Present-Day Population
Researchers sequenced 26 genomes using DNA samples dating as far back as 8,000 years
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