The topography, rendered primarily in green and light brown, evokes the aesthetic of qinglyu shanshui — the "blue-and-green ...

This almost life-size seated Buddhist Luohan (disciple of the Buddha) was made c.1484 at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen, South East China ... the left shoulder. The statue is raised on a ...

This awe-inspiring statue, which took 12 ... the only female monarch to rule China. The multi-level, pagoda-like wooden facade, built to protect the Giant Buddha, has become an iconic feature ...