Cambodian culture is rich with dance, art, and song. The colorful costumes favored during religious ceremonies have become legendary.

Kwan Yin is known as the Chinese Goddess of Compassion, or "she who hears the cries of the world". 

Natraj - Dancing Shiva

Asian art has become increasingly popular in recent years, and one type of art that has become especially popular is Hindu statuary.  One of the most interesting of these is the figure of Natraj, which is one of the many names of Shiva, one of the three major deities in the Hindu religion.  While Shiva is often described as "the destroyer”, he is also instrumental in the creation of new life and in resurrection.  When Shiva assumes the form of Natraj, he is performing a dance that is said to have several different functions.

The Chinese dragon is the ultimate and the most abiding symbol of good fortune and lies at the heart of Chinese mythology and is ubiquitous in Oriental art. Chinese dragons are regarded as divine mythical creatures that bring abundance, prosperity and good luck and its benevolence is known to augur goodness, greatness and plentiful blessings. They stand in contrast to the Western dragons which are usually associated with evil. Read More...

Shoki and Oni are prominent folklore characters who grew out of the religious traditions of Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan and Taoism in China. Shoki, otherwise known as the Demon Queller, is regarded as the god of the afterlife and of exorcism.  Oni refers to a whole host of particularly nasty demons. Read More...

Asian Symbolism

The various symbols found on Asian works of art have quite a long history. Taoism, and Buddhism each brought with them a complete set of beliefs, legends, and superstitions.