Famous for their enigmatic smiles,Qingzhou's buried Buddhist sculptures at Longxing Temple unveil a thousand-year legacy of artistic mastery,religious devotion and cultural preservation.
Buddhism is an idolatrous religion. For its believers, Buddhiststatues are a physical embodiment and an artistic interpretation ofdharma. This article introduces you to the Buddhist Statues of theYungang Grottoes, one...
Taking the lead from a tale by French writer Prosper Mérimée,narrating the terrifying story of a statue of Venus that suddenly—and tragically—becomes alive,the paper will dwell on the several versions of this narr...
Jane Austin(1775-1817),one of the greatest realistic novelists in English literature,wrote several classical and popular novels,which are the portrayal of the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries,althoug...
The lion is an exotic animal that was brought into inland China as an imperial tribute in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) when Western influences began to be imported.
Located 17 kilometers to the City of Ningbo, Dongqian Lake covers an area of 20 square kilometers, which is four only the biggest freshwater lake in Zhejiang Province but atso renowned for its gorgeous scenery. Recent...
In a living statue, just as the name implies, somebody transforms him self or herself into a statue. Last year, I came across an article in a magazine describing living statues in the streets of some Australian cities...