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China’s rapid economic growth has meant the demolition of countless rural homes, and a burgeoning nostalgia. That’s where the miniaturists come in.

Southwest Chinas Chongqing Municipality boasts around 100,000 rock carvings that date back to more than a thousand years ago. They are scattered in various corners of the bustling mountainous city, with nearly half of the preserved sites in Dazu, a suburb about 50 kilometers from the city center. The Dazu Rock Carvings were listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999.

In China, where artists say the miniature form is relatively new, miniatures have become a way to reckon with a society that has changed at a dizzying pace.

From time to time, a wise thinker comes along, helping us contend with existential mysteries. Liu Shiming, celebrated as a sculptor in his native China, thinks and speaks like a philosopher. "You should look at life like a child does," he wrote in his diary in 1982. "When you take the perspective of an innocent child, all love and everything in life feels fresh and lovely."

Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more. State media reported Saturday that six

Social media users share content contrasting Xi’s hands-off approach to public suffering with CCP past leaders.

Last week, the city of Zhuozhou was devastated by the worst floods to hit northern China in living memory. Today, residents are asking why t...

BEIJING — Last week, the city of Zhuozhou was devastated by the worst floods to hit northern China in living memory. On Aug 10, residents are asking why the local government didn't do more to help them. Thousands of homes and livelihoods were damaged when Zhuozhou, less than 80 km (50 miles) south of Beijing, bore the brunt of the...

The death toll from the flooding disaster in North Chinas Hebei Province has risen to 29, with another 16 people still missing as of Thursday. The disaster has caused heavy losses to the province, with the estimated direct economic loss reaching 95.811 billion yuan ($13.25 billion), Hebei provincial authorities announced at a Friday press briefing.