Culturally, the Chinese lean toward avoiding uncertainty. While humans generally prefer stability, this tendency is amplified ...

has been used for everything from the robes of Byzantine emperors to the parachutes of World War II paratroopers. In ancient China, the birthplace of silk, it became luxury paper, a medium for ...

Tens of thousands have already turned out to pay their respects to the late Pope ahead of his funeral service on Saturday ...

In his 1986 essay “The Chinese Attitude Towards the Past ... At 2 p.m., a fine-featured young monk in black silk robes, a stole of purple and silver hanging loosely around his hips, appeared ...

And even then, you’re left with the feeling of not having gotten the whole story, as if it’s continuing to spin out somewhere ...

The Met Gala, an annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City, has evolved into one of the most highly ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

Shortly after sunrise, monks in saffron-coloured robes carry processional umbrellas ... Laos finds itself increasingly in the gaze of neighbouring China, which has been inundating the country ...

The late pope’s face is covered with a silk veil and his body sprinkled with ... Polish, German, and Chinese, before the Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Communion, and the Rite of Final Commendation ...

A rare exhibition is exploring the glamorous lives and fashions of two royal couples who reigned over Britain during the Edwardian period as the country tipped ever closer to World War I.

Step inside Raveena Tandon’s Rs 70 crore sea-facing Bandra mansion, Neelaya—a stunning blend of traditional charm and modern ...

At The Folly, nestled within the compound of Amethyst, the exhibition 'Bukhara: A Journey on the Silk Route' opened with ... One wall featured two coats — Chapan robes. The first, with a ...