In Wu's retelling, the fictional monk is accompanied by three disciples who serve at once as attendants, companions and protectors. Yet, before any of them join the pilgrimage, the monk is first given ...

China is known as the world's earliest civilization to discover and utilize natural lacquer. Archaeological evidence confirms a lacquerware tradition dating back about 8,000 years, which has ...

A new study involving researchers from Oxford's Department of Earth Sciences has finally solved the mystery of what caused ...

Explore the rich history of West Palm's Norton Museum, from its opening as South Florida's first art museum to its current ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a computer-aided collaborative text recognition algorithm for Chinese ancient books, utilizing synergistic techniques in layout analysis and text recognition to ...

Ralph Norton was a visionary who planned for the museum's future as it gathered international works from the past. He and his wife opened the gallery in 1941.

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

Alexandria Jacobson is an investigative reporter at Raw Story, focusing on money in politics, government accountability and electoral politics. Jacobson joined Raw Story in 2023 with an extensive ...

In Chinese religion, the Jade Emperor isn’t just another god—he’s the final authority. Daoist texts claim he began as a human prince who cultivated enlightenment across billions of years. Unlike the ...