Grand Canal barges ... The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west ...

Daniya Yerinkyzy, an artist and graphic designer from Kazakhstan, wove the images of the relics, such as the turquoise-inlaid bronze plaque, the Buddha at the Longmen Grottoes and the Tang tri-colored ...