The essential contributions of Armenians to the translation of the Bible into Chinese and Uyghur
During the 16th and 17th centuries, Jesuit missionaries made early attempts to translate portions of the Bible into Chinese. However, the credit for the first complete Chinese translation of the Bible goes to Hovhannes Ghazarian. Another Armenian, Johannes Avetaranian, is
“The History of Armenian Civilization” has been published in Chinese after years of dedicated work
Professor Qi Peicheng, a renowned Chinese historian and the head of the Research Institute of Armenology, Center for Transcaucasia Studies at Binzhou University in Shandong Province, has recently announced the much-anticipated publication of his work, "The History of Armenian Civilization."
The general representation of Chinese people in an Armenian early- 20th century publication
by Ani Margaryan Several photographs have recently surfaced on social media platforms that depict pages extracted from an early 20th-century Armenian publication that was printed in Tiflis, the capital city of Georgia, where a thriving Armenian community was present during
The work of the contemporary Chinese artist in the heart of Yerevan, Armenia
Since the year 2012, the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Armenia, housed in the distinctive “Cascade Complex” in the capital city of Yerevan, has been exhibiting the sculpture of a laughing man (“Untitled,” 20-century, stainless steel, the artist assumably
The cheap urn a British surgeon bought for his kitchen turned out to be a rare Chinese artifact
In the 1980s, a British surgeon purchased a royal blue vase for a few hundred pounds and displayed it in his kitchen. Little did he know that the object was a rare Chinese artifact—and that it could be worth a
The cross-cultural function and aesthetisicm of Chinese foldable screens
The Chinese folding screens made their way to Europe as early as the 17th century, being popular in Europe ever since, and being considered artifacts of exotic or Oriental culture.Records show that around 1700, the British East India Company imported
Comics with the themes of the Winter Olympics and the Year of the Tiger exhibited in Zhejiang
The Zhejiang Exhibition Center is having an exhibit of comics with the themes of the Winter Olympics and the Year of the Tiger. The comics were illustrated by both local and abroad artists willing to share their whimsy ideas and
The Chinese artist’s female busts intricately fused with landscapes
Yuanxing Liang redefines the bust sculpture with his intricate fantasy art. The prototyping teacher crafts intricate portraits featuring faces of women that are fused with delicate flourishes and elements of landscapes. Most notably, their hair becomes a site of surrealism;
The American figure-skater of Chinese origin performed to Aznavour’s “La Bohème”
The American figure-skater of Chinese origin- Nathan Wei Chen, who is one of the main gold medal contenders of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games men single skating, performed to "La Bohème" by the French-Armenian outstanding chansonnier Charles Aznavour. His
East Asian Cultural Exchange in Tiger and Dragon Paintings
Walking tigers and dragons depicted with water were popular visual compositions across East Asia, and for this reason, the specific origins of the Met’s paintings remain an enigma. The visual pairing of tigers and dragons has a long history in
