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 ...
Three People, One Teacher is an exhibition of ink paintings and calligraphic works of three amateur artists. [Photo provided to China Daily] Three People, One Teacher is an exhibition of ink paintings and calligraphic works of three ...
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The Palace Museum in Beijing is one of the country's first UNESCO World Heritage sites. [Photo by Zhuo Ensen/China Daily] China celebrates UNESCO founding with pledge to protect its own sites and do more, Wang Kaihao reports. Preservers ...
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The 18th-century gilded-bronze chime clock by a British craftsman will go under the hammer on Monday. [Photo provided to China Daily] An 18th-century British clock, once kept at a Chinese royal court, is among a dozen antiquities that ...
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One-Handled Jug Inlaid with Gold and Precious Stones from India, 18th century. At an exhibition called "Heavenly Crafted: Selected Mughal Jades from the Palace Museum", the Chinese University of Hong Kong is showcasing 40 exquisite pieces ...
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A collection of 100 cultural relics of Western science and technology in the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong (1681-1796) from the Palace Museum will be exhibited in Shangdong Museum from Dec 1. This is the first time collections of the Museum ...
Ming-style furnitures. With its fabulous shapes, unique historical value, and impeccable craftsmanship, Ming-style furniture enchants domestic and overseas collectors alike. Western collectors even hail it as furniture in its most perfect ...
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Performances of Peking Opera, which originated in the mid-19th century, are still popular among Chinese audiences. [Photo provided to China Daily] Early last year, when Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, suggested establishing a ...
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A couple's scandalous behavior - carving their names on a 300-year-old vat at the Palace Museum - incited criticism among netizens, while staff at the Palace Museum said they've reported the case to the police. This kind of incident ...
Tags: Foreign Countries, Punish, Relic Vandals
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Palace Museum. Fung Ming-chu, the Taipei Palace Museum director, revealed that her organization will hold a series of celebrations with the Palace Museum in Beijing. ...
The Palace Museum in Beijing unveiled a plan on Tuesday to control the number of visitors after dealing with overwhelming crowds for years. According to Shan Jixiang, director of the museum, the draft plan sets an upper limit for daily ...
Tourists visit the Palace Museum in Beijing on Feb 20, 2015. The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City will extend its opening hours to make it more convenient for tourists, reports the Beijing Morning Post on ...
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As part of festivities marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Palace Museum in Beijing, a "Long Live Celebration" show will be staged. Many rarely- or never-before-seen national treasures will be displayed and Riverside Scene ...
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Hundreds of guests gather outside of the ticket office since the exhibition kicked off earlier this month, with a staff member from the Palace Museum leading each group into the exhibition hall. Starting from Saturday, each of the ...
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As Cining Gong in the Forbidden City is set to be unveiled to the public, some of those behind its painstaking restoration process share their experiences. Wang Kaihao reports. It is a closed part of the Palace Museum, also known as the ...
Tags: Forbidden City, restoration, traditional Chinese construction