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3 Artists Display Ink Paintings, Calligraphy
Dec 11, 2015Three 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 ...
Tags: Artists Display, ink paintings, Calligraphy
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Keeper of The Past
Dec 2, 2015The 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 ...
Tags: Mogao Caves, Palace Museum
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Exquisite Jade Pieces of Mughal Period on Display at HK
Dec 2, 2015One-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 ...
Tags: Palace Museum, Jades, Indian jade artwork
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Western Science in The Eyes of Chinese Emperors
Dec 2, 2015A 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 ...
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Peking Opera by The Book
Nov 26, 2015Performances 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 ...
Tags: Peking Opera, Palace Museum
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How Do Foreign Countries Punish Relic Vandals?
Nov 4, 2015A 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
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Giuseppe Castiglione Show to Mark Palace Museum's 90th Anniversary
Nov 3, 2015This 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. ...
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Palace Museum Planning to Cap Number of Visitors
Nov 3, 2015The 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 ...
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Forbidden City to Open Its Doors at Night
Nov 3, 2015Tourists 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 ...
Tags: Forbidden City, extend opening hours, traditional culture
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Rare Treasures to Be Stars of Palace Museum's Anniversary
Oct 30, 2015As 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 ...
Tags: Palace Museum, Rare Treasures
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New Measures to Ease Crowd Pressure in Forbidden City
Oct 29, 2015Hundreds 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 ...
Tags: Palace Museum, exhibition
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Monuments Men: Forbidden City Restorers Share Their Secrets
Oct 29, 2015As 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
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Bringing Cultural Relics to Life
Oct 29, 2015An exhibition displaying old royal craftsmanship began on Friday at China's former imperial palace. The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is displaying 43 sets of cultural relics, including antique clocks, embroidery and ...
Tags: exhibition, Palace Museum, Cultural
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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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Chinese Museums Jump on Coloring Book Bandwagon
Oct 29, 2015Following the success of Secret Garden, the best-selling coloring book for adults, coloring books and products sales have been booming in China. Even The Assassin Nie Yinniang, a film screened in late August, published a coloring album as a ...
Tags: Chinese Museums, coloring books, Bandwagon
