Wearing a rugged protective glove, young craftsman Lim Jun Hao skilfully carves the edges of a wooden block. He moves with deliberate grace, using a chisel to carefully shape a cubic block into a ...

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Malaysian contemporary artist Long Thein Shih has turned to traditional Chinese brush painting to capture the spirit of the fiery horse, this year’s zodiac animal. KUALA LUMPUR: What began as ...

Ng Swee Kheng, president of the Federation of Calligraphy Society Malaysia, spends four to five hours a day practising calligraphy. (Bernama pic) Amid the bright red banners and prosperity couplets of ...

Ng said mastery of Chinese calligraphy rests on sustained training and long-term dedication, as each character embodies its own structure and technique. Photo: Bernama Beyond the festive flourish of ...

KOTA BHARU, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Chinese New Year decorations featuring Chinese calligraphy are much more than just artistic strokes of black ink on red paper, they represent a timeless ritual through ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Behind the festive celebration of the Chinese New Year with red paper decorations displaying characters symbolising prosperity and well-being, Chinese calligraphy actually demands high ...

Lunar New Year is an annual celebration which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Millions of people around the world celebrate the event, especially in east and south-east Asia.

The Chinese Year of the Fire Horse has a new, unexpected mascot: Draco Malfoy. Associating the Harry Potter antagonist with China’s Year of the Fire Horse might seem odd or whimsical. But it has much ...

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In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese elements—earth, wood, fire, metal and water. A lantern set of horses during a ...

Five element theory (Wu Xing) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) framework linking wood, fire, earth, metal, and water to health and nature. It connects seasons, organs, emotions, diet, and ...