Most of the Asian Jade artifacts of the National Palace Museum are from the Qing Court’s collection. Those exquisite jade…
Buddhism originated in India in the sixth century BCE and underwent more than 1,700 years of development on the subcontinent…
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Ceramics is a sign of civilization. From processing the clay, shaping the forms, applying the glazes to firing the products…
Jade, cool and hard to touch, yet gracefully beautiful and tenderly warm to look at, is the most constant element…
The foundation of Chinese culture was laid four thousand years ago in the remote ages of Three Dynasties (c. 2070…
Pursuing optimal equilibrium and harmony between human and nature has always been a key concept in Chinese aesthetics. When it…
Carving is one of the oldest crafts developed by mankind. Archaeological excavations and literature sources show that early primitive societies…
Collecting and preserving cultural relics is one of the main tasks for a museum institution. In addition to inheriting the…
The Bronze Age of China started in the late Xia dynasty (c. early 17th century B.C.E.), lasting about 1,500 years…
“Proregress” is the footwork of the ancient Chinese Taoist rituals, responding to the English title with this mysterious dance between…
The Youth Curator Program, founded in 2014, is the annual academic project of the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, which…
Founded in 1941, Sichuan Museum is located in the Huanhuaxi Historical and Cultural Scenic Area in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It…
"Beyond the Shushan Mountain" - Zhang Daqian, Jiang Zhaohe, Chen Zizhuang, and Shilu's four famous paintings and calligraphy exhibitions are…
The Han Dynasty was a glorious era in the history of China. In the centralized state of the feudal society,…