The beauty of driftwood is its unexpected outcomes.

The wood's color also has a great effect on its art.

Finding something that one truly loves brings happiness to one's life.

In the eye of one photographer, everyone should have a self-portrait, which could portray a colorful stage in his or her life or his or her life as a whole.

Everyone has has his or her own story and the purpose of each portrait is to represent it.

A good portrait of a person must contain his or her soul.

China's first statues did not come from the popular Song or Tang dynasties. Yi Gongzi explains.

Yi Gongzi describes the chaos and turmoil of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Yi Gongzi tells the tale of Xiaoming and how he discovered an important find during the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Why does the statue of Buddha suddenly bring calmness to those who have experienced suffering?

How do the Buddha statues from the Northern Qi Dynasty compare with those from the Northern Wei Dynasty?

Yi Gongzi explains how the face of the Buddha can show us what the deepest state of calmness and relaxation looks like.

How do we reach a fully relaxed state of being?

Yi Gongzi explains the meaning of the Buddha's expression of complete acceptance.

What is true and complete acceptance?

This video is an introduction to the origins and location of the Shaolin Temple, the center and origin of Shaolin kung fu.

The video discusses the uniqueness of Shaolin kung fu's weapons as well as the importance of achieving Zen in practicing this mysterious martial art.

Shaolin monks have travelled and performed around the world, bringing praise and attention to Shaolin kung fu.

This video is an introduction to the art of the Wudang Sword and the life of Master Chen, a world-renowned martial artist.

Those learning the sword may think of all the chivalry and heroic qualities associated with such, but further practice will lead to a deeper understanding of such notions.

The sword is a symbol of the martial world and becoming one with the sword is the highest, most ideal state one can attain.

Like the secret to performing tai chi, to reach a state in which troubles are a thing of our past, we must forget everything including our material worth and troubles and become one with nature.

Listen to this make-believe story about how the twelve animals were selected to be the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. What terrible thing did the rat do to get its bad reputation and why do cats hate rats?!

Every art has its own peculiarity and, as an art, paper cutting has its own special way of representing reality through the eyes of the artist who is often observing the world from the most simple and natural point of view.