Indian sub-continent was the original birth place of Buddhist art forms. Contact with the other cultures and communities made positive effects on the Buddhist religion and helped it to spread all over Asia. Gradually, Buddhist art became well-known and Japan became one of the capitals of Buddhist art and culture.

Placing some flowers somewhere in a jumble can never be a form of art. Ikebana, the popular Japanese flower arrangement art combines the human art and natural art in a well arranged way to bring out an enchanting piece of enjoyment.

Beijing, an ancient city with 17 million inhabitants, is China’s political capital and is second to Shanghai in terms of population. To facilitate the inflow and outflow of its citizens, visitors and the goods they produce, the city has several motorways, railways, seaports and a modern airport. Due to these improvements, the city has become more accessible to citizens from around the world.

If you can’t seem to determine when the Chinese New Year begins take a look at the traditional New Year activities that will give it away for you.

What is batik? We’ve all seen it – its cloth that uses a wax-resist technique of dying to produce various patterns. Recent advances in printing however have changed batik from the point of view that many products sold as batik are not the real deal.

Discover the beauty and intricacy with which the Chinese people decorate their houses and streets to welcome the coming New Year.

You may like to know how people greet one another during the Chinese New Year in China traditionally as well as in recent times.

There are many traditions which revived during Chinese New Year which we will discuss below.

Do you want to know which animal you could be? Find out the legendary evolutions of the Chinese New Year animals.

We will hereby see the characteristics of the Chinese symbol that make them honorable and their association with the important occasion of Chinese New Year.