The geological conditions pose both advantages and challenges for the grottoes. For example, the sandstone of the mountains ...

The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the US to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort Tibet’s history and appropriate ...

Observing the murals of Fahai Temple is more than just a tourist experience, as they convey spiritual aspects of Buddhism.

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

GANSU- A number of foreign journalists from different countries visited Mogao Caves in Dunhuang city in China’s northwestern ...

A cat at a Buddhist temple in China has become an unexpected internet ... often seen lounging amidst the temple's lush gardens and ancient structures, have become an integral part of the temple's ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.