A long-awaited new branch of Taipei's Palace Museum was inaugurated in Chiayi city of south Taiwan on Monday. The project, with an area of about 68 hectares, is made up of a museum building, a green park and a lake. It costs more than ...
This vase has a bell-shaped mouth, a long slender neck, a round swelling body and a ringed foot, with under-glaze blue and white designs. The interior of the mouth is painted with ornamental scepter patterns, its ringed foot with curving ...
Chinese ceramic ware shows a continuous development since the pre-dynastic periods, and is one of the most significant forms of Chinese art. China is richly endowed with the raw materials needed for making ceramics. Chinese ...
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What Are Cheongsams Cheongsam, a female dress with distinctive Chinese features, known to the whole world as a language that expresses the beauty of oriental women, now enjoys a growing popularity in the international world ...
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Chinese tea is a beverage from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis), which are ordinarily used for tea in China. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. The Chinese drink tea throughout the day, including during ...
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Porcelain, also called 'fine china', featuring its delicate texture, pleasing color, and refined sculpture, has been one of the earliest artworks introduced to the western world through the Silk Road. The earliest one was found made of ...
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Though not as strict as the tea ceremony in Japan, certain rules govern the Chinese understanding of tea. Take tea wares as an example. Green tea goes with white porcelain or celadon without a cover; scented one with celadon or blue and ...
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