As a scholar of Chinese religious history, I know that understandings of gods can change over time.These days, men and women ...

Chinese performers wait to take part in a traditional dragon dance for the Chinese Lunar New Year at a local temple fair on Feb. 10, 2024, in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images.

Chinese have a special fondness for the Moon. There is no doubt about that, particularly if you have got a chance to celebrate the well-known Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival in this country.

The blaze occurred as the Chinese community continues to mark the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, which began last Saturday and is celebrated for 15 days. Built in 1856, the See Yup Temple is owned ...

HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES, January 23, 2025--Hong Kong Tourism Board celebrates the Lunar New Year with a parade celebration including floats, international performances and other festivities.

Installation view of Gallery 208, “Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, taken April 2024. The sculpture of Water-Moon Guanyin described in this article sits on the ...

Scholars from Stanford, UC Berkeley and Louisiana State universities crowded into the dusty collections storage room of Oroville’s Chinese Temple moving aside tarps, opening wooden crates and ...

A beloved heritage listed Chinese temple built more than 150 years ago has been severely damaged after a blaze tore through the South Melbourne building.