Lacquer art is widely applied in the making of various items, such as ornamental boxes. [Photo provided to China Daily] ...

The Sichuan Basin and surrounding mountainous areas are abundant in lacquer trees, leading to the emergence of a distinctive style of Chengdu lacquerware, which reflects unique artistic styles ...

The Han had extended Chinese power as far south as Vietnam ... because there's the extraction of the sap of the lacquer tree, followed by all sorts of procedures, mixing with all sorts of pigments ...

据故宫博物院书画部的杨丹霞说，折扇的起源有可能是在日韩，明人的笔记中，常提到“倭扇”，所描摹的正是折扇形制。苏轼有一首《杨主簿日本扇》，其中戏言到：“扇从日本来，风非日本风。风非扇中出，问风本何从。风亦不自知，当复问太空。空若是风穴，既自与物同。同物 ...

Yu Zhongding (left), 73, and his cousin Yu Zhongping, 64, climb the lacquer trees to extract viscous sap in the forest of Wumeng Mountain in Bijie city, Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Luxury has often turned to unusual organic materials. In Renaissance Europe artisans created wonders for princely kunstkammer ...

The Chinese Scholar Tree is found on upland rocky mountain slopes in moist, well-drained soil in its natural habitat. Optimal light conditions include full sun to partial shade. Though native to China ...

The Han had extended Chinese power as far south as Vietnam ... because there's the extraction of the sap of the lacquer tree, followed by all sorts of procedures, mixing with all sorts of pigments ...

Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) trees fit in most gardens, thrive in most conditions, and provide gorgeous fall colors. Chinese pistache trees are versatile and can fit in most gardens ...

Xilinshui village, in the northern Hebei province, has created one from trees in a bid to raise its profile. The design was made from 130,000 Chinese junipers, and can be scanned from above using ...

Ancient people often incorporated natural sap collected from lacquer trees, which are resistant ... to the joint exhibition ...

The Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees are in trouble again after a man became too excited when he made his new year’s wish. The man threw his wish at the 7.6-metre-high fibreglass tree in Tai Po on ...