From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes ...

Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years tells the dramatic story of the transformation of Chinese architecture from a predominantly modular, timber-frame, single-story building system with ceramic tile ...

Moynihan wrote his “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture ... The order—if promulgated—makes the classical style the default for new federal buildings in Washington, together ...

At different points in history the Chinese script was adapted by several neighboring countries—Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. For centuries classical Chinese was the official written language in these ...

but with a contemporary character that is setting the bar for Chinese architecture. They responded sincerely to the site, to the construction, to the functional needs, and to the expression of ...

Successful completion of CHIN 2004 or permission of the instructor are the minimum prerequisites for enrollment. Classical Chinese literature, in a broad sense, covers a long history from antiquity to ...

A new exhibition at MoMA wants us to rethink what sustainable means. These Young Chinese Architects Are Helping Save Old Beijing "We're not here to just make things look pretty, or to make spaces ...

Part of the Hangzhou Xiaoshan Innovation Polis, a business hub on the south bank of Qiantang River, this impressive piece of architecture is a key piece for the wider development as well as a future ...

Welcome to the Chinese Program which is one of the best language programs at UW. Chinese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world—close to 1.5 billion people, more than one fifth of the ...

Occupying an entire city block, the Lan Su Chinese Garden is among some of the only authentic Chinese gardens in the country. Modeled after China's Ming dynasty scholars gardens, the Lan Su ...

Discover the best things to do in Singapore at night and make the most of your visit to this vibrant city-state.

The Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra ... The concert on Oct. 24, themed “Breakin’ Classical” partners the standards of bygone eras with the trends of modern day. To translate, ECHO ...