A journey through history and across waters

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Carriers of history and tradition

A twin dragon brush rest, vessel and crab-shaped bronze, from the Yuan Dynasty. Co-presented by the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China, it was the first large-scale display of Chinese bronze ware in a Western country since the founding of New China in 1949. "After 45 years, we were once again back across the Pacific Ocean, gathering for the sake …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Carriers of history and tradition

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Visitors at the exhibition. "Having Chinese culture on display at The Met, right in the heart of Fifth Avenue, is a powerful statement," he says, adding that he hopes "this global exhibition helps more people connect with and appreciate China's history and culture". Max Hollein, director and CEO of The Met, says that "The Met has always been very closely …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Carriers of history and tradition

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A visitor takes a photo of a bronze artifact during the ongoing exhibition, Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900. The exhibition unfolds through five sections of different themes, beginning with "Reconstructing Ancient Rites", which explores how emperors and scholar-officials commissioned bronzes to revive ancient ceremonies. "Experimenting with Styles" highlights creative reinterpretations of form and function, while "Establishing …

Chinese Bronzes Chinese Bronzes

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Through the lens of history

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One of the cultural relics from the Luoyang Institute of Archaeology in Henan province. Gui Haowen's creative photography brings ancient artifacts to life, inspiring a new generation to appreciate traditional culture. "I took a few photos with my phone, but they couldn't capture the intricate beauty of the painting," said Gui, now 24 and a graduate student at Tsinghua University. …

Gui Gui Haowen

1 month ago

Ancient Chinese bronzes on display in New York

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NEW YORK -- A comprehensive collection of Chinese bronzes from the 12th to 19th centuries will be on display in The Metropolitan Museum of Art starting Friday for a period of seven months. Featured in the exhibition are around 60 loans from eight institutions in China, including major works such as a monumental 12th-century bell with imperial procession from the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Top 6 archaeological discoveries of 2024 released

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Ceramic vessels from site groups of porcelain making from Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. The site groups of porcelain making from Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province Last year, excavations were carried out on 14 archaeological sites, focusing on the development of the ceramic industry in the town area, the sources of raw …

Jingdezhen

1 month, 1 week ago

Breakthrough findings span from Paleolithic period to Qing Dynasty

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A porcelain phoenix-head ewer from the Jingdezhen ceramic industry sites in Jiangxi province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY The study of porcelain-making from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, has unveiled clues to the technique used in the ceramics hub during those periods, the improvement of the technique, the urban layout and management, raw material mining and …

1 month, 1 week ago

Breakthrough findings span from Paleolithic period to Qing Dynasty

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A porcelain phoenix-head ewer from the Jingdezhen ceramic industry sites in Jiangxi province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY The study of porcelain-making from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, has unveiled clues to the technique used in the ceramics hub during those periods, the improvement of the technique, the urban layout and management, raw material mining and …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Antique art Bronze mirrors, painted terracotta bricks, pottery figures, and religious statues and paintings form part of a vast collection of objects of antiquity at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Now, a selection of this treasure trove, spanning some 2 millennia, is on show for public viewing, with dozens of exhibits for the first time. Ancient Chinese …

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2 months ago

Spring Festival exhibitions fit for a king

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Woodblock printing works on display at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing. Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain exhibitions for visitors to experience traditional Chinese culture during the Spring Festival holiday. The Porcelains with Auspicious Animal Patterns Excavated from the Imperial Kiln Site in Jingdezhen showcases 120 pieces of Ming Dynasty porcelain objects …

2 months ago

Spring Festival exhibitions fit for a king

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Woodblock printing works on display at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing. Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain exhibitions for visitors to experience traditional Chinese culture during the Spring Festival holiday. The Porcelains with Auspicious Animal Patterns Excavated from the Imperial Kiln Site in Jingdezhen showcases 120 pieces of Ming Dynasty porcelain objects …

2 months ago

Spring Festival exhibitions fit for a king

China Daily

Woodblock printing works on display at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing. Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain exhibitions for visitors to experience traditional Chinese culture during the Spring Festival holiday. The Porcelains with Auspicious Animal Patterns Excavated from the Imperial Kiln Site in Jingdezhen showcases 120 pieces of Ming Dynasty porcelain objects …

2 months, 1 week ago

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Ways of clay The exhibition of contemporary ceramic art, The Ways of Clay, opened at the UCCA Clay Museum in October, the latest addition to the skyline of Yixing, Jiangsu province, a city renowned for producing quality clay used to make well-crafted teapots. The exhibition runs until Feb 23 and shows a selection of award-winning works from the International Ceramics …

Ceramic Yixing

2 months, 1 week ago

A journey through history and across waters

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Despite these deep roots, there is relatively little research on how that trade helped South America's culture evolve. The exhibition takes the exploration of China's links to the region a step further and allows visitors to discover the rich history of the porcelain trade, porcelain art and its origins in China, the role of the Silk Road, and the journey …

China Pieces

2 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 marks a fruitful year for cultural relics

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People appreciate a Qing Dynasty dark green jade vase duplicate of a Han Dynasty bronze vase with a fish-waterfowl design. As a document released by the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday showed, more than 1.4 billion visits — roughly equal to the nation's population — were made to museums across the country last year, setting a new yearly record. …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Relics showing Ming style exhibited at Shandong Museum

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The "Treasure of Prince Lu: The Collection of the Ming Mausoleum of Zhu Tan" exhibition opened at the Shandong Museum on Jan 12, serving as one of the museum's major highlights for the new year. With 682 artifacts across categories like gold, jade, clothing, and lacquerware, the exhibition highlights exquisite ceremonial headwear, ornate gemstone-adorned belts, and beautifully crafted musical instruments. …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 marks a fruitful year for cultural relics

China Daily

People appreciate a Qing Dynasty dark green jade vase duplicate of a Han Dynasty bronze vase with a fish-waterfowl design. As a document released by the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday showed, more than 1.4 billion visits — roughly equal to the nation's population — were made to museums across the country last year, setting a new yearly record. …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Exhibition of ancient Greek and Roman art opens in Taiyuan

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A visitor views the "Classical and Glory" Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Arts exhibition in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Jan 1. The exhibition features over 100 classical Roman sculptures and associated objects," said Sandra Penketh, National Museums Liverpool executive director of collections and research. The exhibition, with the theme of "Classical and Glory" Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Arts, will …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

CARVING out a symbol of VIRTUE

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Craftsmen deploy their skill and experience accumulated over the centuries to help shape jade's continuing appeal, Fang Aiqing reports. A jadeite miniature of Taishan Mountain, majestic yet intricately detailed, faithfully conveys the grandeur of the spot that has captivated ancient Chinese emperors and literati of the past and today. The mountain located in East China's Shandong province was not only …

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3 months ago

Tracing the journey of Chinese ceramics

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In the ancient and magical land of the East, Chinese ceramics have journeyed through time for thousands of years, showcasing their unique artistic charm and profound historical and cultural heritage. When Juan Ignacio Rafúente, vice-chairman of the Spanish National Research Council, and Marwa, an international faculty member from Egypt at Nanchang Hangkong University, first set foot in Jingdezhen—often referred to …

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3 months ago

Shanxi enhances cultural relic protection and utilization

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In recent years, North China's Shanxi province has been advancing the comprehensive protection, systematic research, and dynamic preservation of its history and culture, striving to make cultural "soft power" a strong support for its transformation and development. The province implemented a special project for the protection of low-level cultural relics supported by government general bonds, fostering collaborative protection through diverse …

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3 months ago

Shanxi enhances cultural relic protection and utilization

China Daily

In recent years, North China's Shanxi province has been advancing the comprehensive protection, systematic research, and dynamic preservation of its history and culture, striving to make cultural "soft power" a strong support for its transformation and development. The province implemented a special project for the protection of low-level cultural relics supported by government general bonds, fostering collaborative protection through diverse …

Protection Cultural Shanxi Cultural Relics

3 months ago

Shandong handcrafts shine in Beijing

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An exhibition featuring a dazzling array of traditional handcrafts from Shandong kicks off at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing, on Dec 18. An exhibition featuring a dazzling array of traditional handcrafts from Shandong will be on show at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing from Dec 18 to 29. Organized by the Shandong University of Arts and …

Exhibition Traditional Beijing Shandong

3 months ago

Shandong to showcase artistic treasures at upcoming expo

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A row of vibrant handcrafted cloth tigers. From Dec 27 to 30, the Jinan Shungeng International Convention and Exhibition Center will display a diverse range of traditional crafts, including sculptures, lacquerware, jewelry, glass paintings, Zisha pottery, and fine ceramics. This annual event, now in its 16th year, is set to showcase the rich heritage and innovative spirit of Shandong's arts …

Crafts Cultural Heritage Shandong

3 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition showcases progress

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Visitors are animated by works that showcase the inheritance and development of the country's arts and crafts for the past 70 years on exhibition at the Beijing Arts and Crafts Museum. The 70th-anniversary retrospective exhibition is structured around three main themes — Marching with the Times, Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts and Offering a Tribute to the Nation. …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

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Delicate items reflecting China's arts and crafts development over the past 70 years are on display in Beijing until Feb 12. Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years. The Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts section gathers materials bearing historical …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

China Daily

Delicate items reflecting China's arts and crafts development over the past 70 years are on display in Beijing until Feb 12. Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years. The Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts section gathers materials bearing historical …

Arts China Exhibition Crafts Beijing Beijing Gongmei Group

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Millennium cultural heritage makes Jining's enduring brilliance

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Confucian culture is a fundamental part of Jining for thousands of years. Jining boasts abundant cultural relics, from the Confucius Temple, Mansion, and Cemetery to numerous stone tablets and portraits of the Han Dynasty, displaying the wisdom of ancestors. By meeting evolving visitor demands, Jining is upgrading its attractions and offering interactive and immersive experiences that ignite the tourism industry …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exploring heritage along the Grand Canal through art

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2024 marks the 10th anniversary of China's successful bid to inscribe China's Grand Canal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In an effort to introduce China's Grand Canal and its related cultural heritage to a broader audience, the "China Chic - Reviving China's Heritage" project by China Daily Website is calling for artists worldwide to show their artistic finesse and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exploring heritage along the Grand Canal through art

China Daily

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of China's successful bid to inscribe China's Grand Canal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In an effort to introduce China's Grand Canal and its related cultural heritage to a broader audience, the "China Chic - Reviving China's Heritage" project by China Daily Website is calling for artists worldwide to show their artistic finesse and …

Art Heritage China Grand Grand Canal Canal

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exploring heritage along the Grand Canal through art

China Daily

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of China's successful bid to inscribe China's Grand Canal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In an effort to introduce China's Grand Canal and its related cultural heritage to a broader audience, the "China Chic - Reviving China's Heritage" project by China Daily Website is calling for artists worldwide to show their artistic finesse and …

Heritage China Grand Grand Canal Canal Art

4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

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Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Chinese Site Taosi

4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily

A bronze bell, a colored pottery vessel and a flat pottery kettle with red-inked inscriptions are on display at Taosi Site Museum. The sand table shows that the ruins of the city include foundations of palace buildings spreading 6,500 sq m, the largest prehistoric rammed-earth structure ever found. In the museum's ritual and music section, restored scenes of ancient banquets, …

Museum Showcases

4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

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Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Chinese Museum Showcases Taosi Site

4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily

Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Chinese Museum Showcases Taosi Site

4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily

Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Chinese Site Taosi

4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese culture sparkles in French jewelry

China Daily

Ninety-six archival documents are on display on Cartier, the Power of Magic, at Shanghai Museum East until Feb 17. A dialogue between fine jewelry and ancient Chinese culture is taking place at the exhibition Cartier, the Power of Magic at Shanghai Museum East from Nov 6 to Feb 17. The exhibition features 202 exquisite pieces from the Cartier Collection including …

Cartier Chinese

4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese culture sparkles in French jewelry

China Daily

Ninety-six archival documents are on display on Cartier, the Power of Magic, at Shanghai Museum East until Feb 17. A dialogue between fine jewelry and ancient Chinese culture is taking place at the exhibition Cartier, the Power of Magic at Shanghai Museum East from Nov 6 to Feb 17. The exhibition features 202 exquisite pieces from the Cartier Collection including …

Cartier Chinese

4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese culture sparkles in French jewelry

China Daily

Ninety-six archival documents are on display on Cartier, the Power of Magic, at Shanghai Museum East until Feb 17. A dialogue between fine jewelry and ancient Chinese culture is taking place at the exhibition Cartier, the Power of Magic at Shanghai Museum East from Nov 6 to Feb 17. The exhibition features 202 exquisite pieces from the Cartier Collection including …

Cartier Chinese Museum East

4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese culture sparkles in French jewelry

China Daily

The Academician's Sword made for Jean Cocteau in 1955. "That exhibition is still widely remembered and praised by the public because it was among the earliest of its type on the Chinese mainland that audiences could appreciate a lot of fine jewelry from abroad. The ongoing exhibition has "gone beyond just a regular jewelry show", Chu says, "because, in the …

Cartier Chinese French Jewelry

4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese culture sparkles in French jewelry

China Daily

Ninety-six archival documents are on display on Cartier, the Power of Magic, at Shanghai Museum East until Feb 17. A dialogue between fine jewelry and ancient Chinese culture is taking place at the exhibition Cartier, the Power of Magic at Shanghai Museum East from Nov 6 to Feb 17. The exhibition features 202 exquisite pieces from the Cartier Collection including …

Cartier Chinese

4 months, 1 week ago

Relics bolster ties between China, France

China Daily

Leaders pen prefaces for Paris display, stressing bilateral cultural exchanges President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron have respectively written a preface to an exhibition of Chinese cultural relics from the Tang Dynasty, highlighting the role cultural exchanges play in China-France ties. Noting that this year marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, Xi said …

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Relics bolster ties between China, France

China Daily

Visitors admire the exhibition Tang China — A Cosmopolitan Dynasty at the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts in Paris on Monday. GAO JING / XINHUA President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron have respectively written a preface to an exhibition of Chinese cultural relics from the Tang Dynasty, highlighting the role cultural exchanges play in China-France ties. The …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Relics bolster ties between China, France

China Daily

Visitors admire the exhibition Tang China — A Cosmopolitan Dynasty at the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts in Paris on Monday. GAO JING / XINHUA President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron have respectively written a preface to an exhibition of Chinese cultural relics from the Tang Dynasty, highlighting the role cultural exchanges play in China-France ties. The …

Culture France China Exhibition Cultural French Dynasty

4 months, 1 week ago

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Legacy of the south South China's Guangdong province has been a gateway for exchanges between the country and the rest of the world since ancient times. The exhibition, running until Feb 16, is the latest installment of Ink Splendor and Cultural Context, a series in which the national art museum collaborates with art museums around the country that rotate exhibits …

Art China Exhibition Museum Beijing Province Guangdong

4 months, 1 week ago

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Legacy of the south South China's Guangdong province has been a gateway for exchanges between the country and the rest of the world since ancient times. Its thriving art scene exhibits the integration of various regional cultures across the country and the introduction of Western art. A selection of collections from the Guangzhou Museum of Art now on show at …

Art Beijing

4 months, 1 week ago

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China Daily

Legacy of the south South China's Guangdong province has been a gateway for exchanges between the country and the rest of the world since ancient times. Its thriving art scene exhibits the integration of various regional cultures across the country and the introduction of Western art. A selection of collections from the Guangzhou Museum of Art now on show at …

Art Beijing

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