Robert Siegel talks with Tian Tang, author of a Web site dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture. Tang posts photos of Chinese character tattoos that either contain errors or ...

David Beckham has shown off one of his famous tattoos while appearing in China. The British footballer was photographed lifting up his shirt to reveal his body art, which is written in Chinese hanzi ...

Tattoo artists in Auckland are integrating traditional Chinese elements into their artwork as interest in East Asian designs grows. Popular with Chinese customers who are seeking to reconnect with ...

Tattoos have a long history in China. But for most of that history they were stigmatized, associated with prisoners, vagrants and the criminal underworld. Thanks in part to the influence of ...

THE ARMS are those of a tall young man, his muscles toned and skin firm. One is covered in thick sweeps of black Chinese calligraphy from shoulder to wrist. That and the other limbs—around ten in ...

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