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Rare British Clock Gifted to Chinese Royals up for Auction
Dec 2, 2015The 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 ...
Tags: British Clock, antiquities
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Venerable Villages on Mount Danxia
Nov 26, 2015Niubi Village ensconces among mountains in the Mount Danxia hinterland. [File photo] Scenery along the world's longest high-speed railway from Beijing, on the vast North China Plain, southward to Guangzhou, over the Yellow River and ...
Tags: Venerable Villages, Mount Danxia
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Historical Relics From The Ming Tombs Move to New Storehouse
Nov 26, 2015Entering the new storehouse you can see the dust removal equipment mounted on the walls. [Photo/Beijing News] Unearthed after 59 years, more than 3,000 precious historical relics from the Ming Tombs in Beijing's suburban district of ...
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Temple Fairs Remain a Firm Favorite
Nov 3, 2015A performer practices crying out his wares as a street vendor at Badachu Park on Feb 9. (Source: China Daily/ Li Jundong) Despite more and more young people turning their back on tradition, temple fairs remain a favorite event during ...
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Daoism, Death and Redemption at Dongyue Temple
Nov 3, 2015The Yonghegong Lama Temple generally gets the hype from visitors in the capital, but the older Dongyue Temple is also in downtown Beijing, offering a surprisingly tranquil environment is home to some incredible buddha statues, as well as ...
Tags: Dongyue Temple, statues, Daoist
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Travel in China: Tai'erzhuang Ancient Town II
Oct 30, 2015Tai'erzhuang Ancient Town boasts lanes, streets, and buildings which date back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. These historical places provide a glimpse into people's lives at that time. The town is a living fossil of the ancient towns by ...
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a Visit to Dayang Ancient Town in Shanxi Province
Oct 29, 2015Dayang Ancient Town, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, was well-known for its needle-making industry during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the decline of handmade needle industry, the prosperity of the ancient ...
Tags: Shanxi, Chinese old towns, history
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Palace Museum Exhibits Restoration Technique of Cultural Relics
Oct 29, 2015Crowds are flocking to the Palace Museum to see its priceless treasures, and they're paying tribute to the immortals of Chinese art. But now it's time to sing the praises of those backstage heroes who make it all possible - the restorers ...
Tags: Palace Museum, Cultural Relics, Restoration
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Full Steam Ahead for Exhibitions Marking Palace Museum's 90th Anniversary
Oct 28, 2015Oct 10 marked the 90th anniversary of the Beijing Palace Museum's founding. Besides opening four new sections to tourists this month - mainly the Cining Gong, the Cining Gong garden and the Shoukang Gong - the museum is holding a series of ...
Tags: Palace Museum, 90th Anniversary, Exhibitions
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Chengdu Reveals Tang Dynasty's Classical Garden
Jul 15, 2015Ruins of a classical Chinese garden landscape of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) have been discovered at a construction site in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, according to Sichuan Daily on Sunday. Although the ...
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Wooden Collection
May 6, 2015A man's passion for ancient Chinese houses drives him to buy many, with the aim of restoring them, he tells Deng Zhangyu. Some people collect paintings, others, sculptures and antique furniture. But Qin Tongqian does more he buys ...
Tags: homes built, Wooden Collection
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Ming and Qing Jewelers' Craft Display
Feb 5, 2015The Ming and Qing dynasties are seen as the most prestigious times for gold and silver ware in Chinese history. Creative skills and manufacturing processes reached their peak and jewelry from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) ...
Tags: Qing Jewelers, Ming Jewelers
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The Sedan Chair Was a Traditional Vehicle in Ancient China
Dec 29, 2014The sedan chair was a traditional vehicle in ancient China. The earliest sedan can be traced back to 4,000 years ago. In different ages, it had different names, like jian yu (shoulder carriage), mian jiao (sleeping sedan) and nuan jiao ...
Tags: Sedan Chair, Chair
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Dream of The Red Chamber Is The Greatest Masterpiece of Chinese Classical Novels
Aug 16, 2013Dream of the Red Chamber, or The Story of the Stone, is the greatest masterpiece of Chinese classical novels of the Ming and Qing dynasties with the most profound influence on later generations. The work is comprised of 120 chapters, the ...
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Acrobatics in China - The Charm is Irresistible
May 23, 2013The Chinese acrobatics has a long history and rich national flavor. It is one of the art forms most popular among the Chinese people. In a broad sense, acrobatics is the collective name of various kinds of feats. In the primitive society, ...
Tags: Acrobatics, China Acrobatics, China Culture