A visitor feels the glaze of a porcelain shard that has a history of about 580 years. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] This ...

EVERYONE has some old plates knocking about in the back of the kitchen cupboard gathering dust. But did you know you could ...

Most ceramics before the 6th century were celadon, which is known for its pale blue-green glaze, and according to Wang, the earliest examples of white porcelain emerged during the final years of the ...

"If you're hoping to spot a unicorn piece at a thrift store, understanding fabrication techniques is essential," a certified ...

A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive instrument ...

Imagine stumbling upon a hidden treasure while browsing a thrift store. That's what happened to one shopper who found a rare ...

"I knew within five minutes that I had something valuable," John Carcerano, the Chicago area resident who found the plate, told Newsweek.

Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui (center), Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova (R) and Moscow Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov attend a ceremony dedicated to the launch of a ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Moscow unveiled a themed metro train on Wednesday to mark the start of the Spring Festival, the traditional Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar.

As the clock struck eight on Thursday evening, the sky above Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour erupted in a kaleidoscope of colors, marking the arrival of the Chinese New Year ... “This is one of the most ...

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most important festival events in the Chinese ... Landmarks around Glasgow and Scotland will be lit up in red to mark the new ...