It’s hard to say for sure, but something special happens when an old instrument meets contemporary creativity. These aren’t ...

Kawika Pangelinan has become a skilled and self-taught craftsman of numerous types of Hawaiian musical instruments.

The history of the guqin dates back as far as 3,000 years ago. However, more young people are now bringing this ancient musical instrument back to the fore. Jacob Charles is a Mexican-American ...

A vastu based structure aims to support harmony with elemental forces such as earth, air, fire, water, and space, as well as ...

A centuries-old Kazakh puppet tradition is finding new life on global stages, in classrooms, and even through 3D printing.

A series of major archaeological discoveries at the Wuwangdun tomb in Huainan, East China's Anhui Province, is shedding new ...

Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the ...

Enthusiasts learn how to play guqin during a training course held in Nanping, Fujian province, on July 30. HUANG JIEMIN/FOR CHINA DAILY CHONGQING — During a gathering of amateur guqin players in ...

Many tools, from ones for carpentry to household chores, have fallen out of favor to more modern alternatives. Or, they're ...

A senior official said a set of nominations is being examined today by the committee for inscribing them on this list. The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of ...

Guqin performer Lu Ning (left) of the China National Traditional Orchestra performs the Grand Canal Rhapsody with fellow musicians. CHINA DAILY Close your eyes for a moment and imagine drifting down ...

Cast and crew breathing and vocalizing together. Banging giant metal plates in a London warehouse. Inventing impressionistic vocal colors for the Elizabethan era. Hiring a 90-piece orchestra to ...