Long before the Song of Songs in the Bible, a culture of love poetry flourished in the Near East and Egypt. The best-known work of love poetry from the ancient world is the Song of Songs, a collection ...

There are, in English, few ways to talk about sex without using vulgarities, euphemism, or jargon, which presents a problem for translators of ancient love poetry. Enter poet and scholar Economou, who ...

As the only true immortal who possesses pure essence energy, Shang Gu (Zhou Dong Yu) has spent countless lifetimes acting as the head of the four true immortals of the ancient world. The four most ...

It is needless to say that fantasy is one of the world’s most popular genres of films and TV shows. Chinese drama makers take this to a whole new level. In C-dramas, there are several segments within ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Readings of ancient Tamil love poetry, translated into English by AK Ramanujan, and accompanied by ...

Popular Chinese actor Xu Kai has been receiving praise from critics and viewers for his portrayal of Yue Jin Zhao in the ongoing fantasy drama Sword & Fairy 4. The anticipated drama premiered on ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While valentine notes today tend to stress caring and warmth, love letters from ancient Rome ...

Another participant of the poem show was Hu Xingyue, a costume designer from East China's Fujian province. She specializes in cheongsam, or qipao dresses. Her two passions share a sense of delicacy ...