He noted that this year’s exhibition focuses on Straits Chinese, or Baba Nyonya, home altars honouring the Mahayana Buddhist and Taoist pantheon of deities. These are different from ancestral ...

With its deep Chinese and Portuguese roots, Macau’s streets are adorned with stunning architecture – from ancient temples and ...

It was the 1800s, and a lush forest of kelp swayed beneath him, home to sea urchins and abalone — one of which had transformed a bit of grit into the treasure he held in his hand. That pearl is still ...

They are supposed to be a link between heaven and earth and this thus has made them naturally divine In Asia the turtle represents universal order and is thought to have created the universe from ...

Kek Lok Tong is a unique cave temple in Ipoh, Malaysia, featuring dramatic limestone formations, Buddhist and Taoist altars, and serene gardens nestled ... Educational hub: Home to Silliman University ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge chair set up by the altar, needles sticking out of his forehead ...