Tibetan yaks, hunting dogs, deer, red-crowned cranes and horses … Beauty in Vitality, an ongoing exhibition at the National ...

Animals have played a multitude of roles in the City of London’s 2,000-year history, so there is a veritable menagerie of ...

Humans have been constructing animal statues for thousands of years. It is a way for us to convey our deep bond with the animal kingdom and the debt of gratitude that we owe to our fellow creatures.

A 100-metre length of it nicknamed “Chop Alley” has been the home of Chinese stone seal makers since the 1930s. Today, more than a dozen stalls specialising in stamps still line the alley ...

“The Museum of Ivory and Stone Sculptures in Izu ... my finger at those who could do such horrendous things to innocent animals and the unenlightened people who prize ivory, my heart was ...

five years after Unesco listed the art as an intangible cultural heritage of China. Despite the official recognition of the importance of stone seal making, the future of "Chop Alley" is precarious.