Eight days after its release, Nezha 2 became China’s highest-grossing movie ever with its take on mythical figures.

There are not only ancient stories and old customs on the paper-cuttings, but also folklore legends and characters in dramas. It covers almost the whole living of Chinese people. It is a ...

Lin created a Chinese-style folktale to tell at the center of the action and then included 30 more authentic stories in the book. “I cut out two-thirds of those folk tales. She goes off on quite ...

One of the most famous Chinese folk tales is the “Legend of the White Snake.” Although early versions of the myth date back ...

For centuries, when families across China gathered for Lunar New Year’s Eve ... that features in a New Year painting from the Qing era. Drawing from a folk tale about immortals clashing with the ...

The once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking has staged a dramatic comeback in China, where it is being embraced by young performers eager to find community and preserve their heritage, and is ...

Elizabeth Lim’s sweeping fantasy Spin the Dawn plays out in a mythical place called A’landi that is not quite Ancient ... of fairy tales and myths, and she expertly weaves strands of Chinese ...

The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which is centuries. Many cultures have tales about dragons. The word itself comes ...