Signage has a long and varied history, tracing back to the ancient world when signs were used in markets ... In Japan, paper and wooden signs with hand-painted calligraphy have been cultural mainstays ...

Titled "The Voice of Nature and the Human Soul from China - An Exhibition of Guqins from the China Three Gorges Museum" in China's southwest city of Chongqing, the display offers a rare glimpse into ...

A special exhibition featuring ancient Chinese zithers ... instruments but as cultural artifacts combining lacquer art, calligraphy, and the Eastern philosophy of harmony between man and nature.