On January 28, Christie’s will auction a Chinese silk cushion face and textile fragment as part of its “Christie’s Interiors” sale in London. The production of Chinese silks dates from 3000 b.c., when ...

"A beautiful showcase of silks from the Qing dynasty to the mid-twentieth century. Prized by Chinese and foreign merchants as an essential commodity along a vast trade network, silk served multiple ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

AN ENORMOUS MAP of the historic Silk Road hangs on a wall at Wensli, a leading Chinese silk producer. Nearby exhibits put China’s silkmaking tradition into context. The Chinese first encountered ...

A silk bedcover produced in a Guangzhou factory between the 18th and 20th centuries features embroidered mermaids.[Photo provided to China Daily] "Why launch a project so vast and time-consuming — the ...

Zhao Feng (center) examines a textile collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2024, as part of the international publishing project of A Comprehensive Collection of Chinese ...