Tag: Culture
Demolition gang beheads giant war deity in China’s Hubei
The 170 million yuan statue has been ordered demolished for violating the city’s historic and cultural protection plan
Learning the Kachin language in Myanmar the missionary way
Father Girish Santiago, a Jesuit missionary priest working in Myanmar, shares with us an excerpt of his book on learning the local language
Songs, stories, pottery: Refugees preserve their heritage in digital archives
With more displaced people around the world than ever before, digital tools are helping them preserve their culture and stories
United States returns 27 stolen antiquities to Cambodia
Valued at about US$3.8 million, the items included several Hindu and Angkorian Buddhist statues
Thailand welcomes back stolen artefacts
The sandstone lintels were once parts of the structure of two religious sanctuaries in Thailand's northeast
For Wuhan woman who lost family members to COVID-19, a bitter...
Instead of celebrating, Deng Wei will commemorate the deaths of her father and grandmother during last year's holiday
400-year-old Spanish-Chinese dictionary found in Philippine university
It’s believed to be the world’s oldest and largest Spanish-Chinese dictionary
Spanish Father Valles posthumously bestowed India’s highest civilian award
He was a mathematician, musician, writer, mentor, spiritual guru and guide all rolled into one, says priest
Watch: Bhutan — the happy kingdom
The small Buddhist country has one foot in the distant past and the other in the digital age
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