Giving Terracotta Warriors a fighting chance
1 year, 2 months ago

Giving Terracotta Warriors a fighting chance

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Cultural relic conservators restore Han Dynasty pottery figurines in a lab at the Chongqing Cultural Heritage Protection Center in 2020. The exhibition, Crafts First: Technology and Equipment for Cultural Relics Preservation, kicked off on Sept 27 and showcases technologies and equipment used in the prevention of damage, protection, research and management, as well as the use of cultural relics. In recent years, the National Cultural Heritage Administration has attached great importance to preservation equipment for cultural relics. After more than 10 years of development, the overall support and service offered by cultural relics protection equipment has greatly improved, boosting the development of cultural heritage, according to Li Qun, director of the administration. Protection equipment has become an indispensable measure in the use and passing on of cultural relics," he said at the Seminar on Cultural Relics Protection Technology and Equipment on Sept 27 in Chongqing.

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Immerse Yourself in the Lost World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Immerse Yourself in the Lost World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality

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Visitors can experience the discovery, research, and restoration of the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. Through VR and AR experiences, visitors can explore the historical process of creating these warriors and learn about their significance in Chinese culture.

Immerse Yourself in the Mysterious World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality
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2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Mysterious World of Terracotta Warriors Through Virtual Reality

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Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the ancient warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also repair and string bamboo slips, try on ancient costumes, and view scenes of historical sites.

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors: A Digital Journey Through Time
2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors: A Digital Journey Through Time

China Daily  

Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the ancient warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also repair and string bamboo slips like ancient people did, try on ancient costumes, and view scenes of historical sites.

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration
2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration

China Daily  

Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the ancient warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also participate in activities such as repairing a Terracotta Warrior, stringing bamboo slips, and trying on ancient costumes.

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration
2 months ago

Immerse Yourself in the Terracotta Warriors' Journey: A Digital Exploration of Discovery, Research, and Restoration

China Daily  

Visitors can explore the Terracotta Warriors through digital lens at an exhibition center in Beijing. They can experience the processes of discovery, research, and restoration of the warriors through VR and AR experiences. Visitors can also repair and string bamboo slips like ancient people did, try on ancient costumes, and view scenes of historical sites.

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life

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A replica of a scroll unearthed at Mawangdui. Li Qun, head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said the tombs demonstrate the achievements of the Han Dynasty in economics, philosophy, culture, art, medicine, and science and technology. It is important to continue research, focusing primarily on areas such as bamboo and silk manuscripts, philosophy, art and traditional Chinese medicine, to …

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life

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A replica of a scroll unearthed at Mawangdui. Li Qun, head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said the tombs demonstrate the achievements of the Han Dynasty in economics, philosophy, culture, art, medicine, and science and technology. It is important to continue research, focusing primarily on areas such as bamboo and silk manuscripts, philosophy, art and traditional Chinese medicine, to …

Charm of culture put in spotlight
6 months, 1 week ago

Charm of culture put in spotlight

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The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization officially kicked off to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on June 8, 2024. A key exhibition, The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization, officially kicked off on Saturday in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, to celebrate China's Cultural and Natural Heritage …

Charm of culture put in spotlight
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Charm of culture put in spotlight

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The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization officially kicked off to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on June 8, 2024. A key exhibition, The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization, officially kicked off on Saturday in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, to celebrate China's Cultural and Natural Heritage …

Charm of culture put in spotlight
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Charm of culture put in spotlight

China Daily  

The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization officially kicked off to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on June 8, 2024. A key exhibition, The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization, officially kicked off on Saturday in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, to celebrate China's Cultural and Natural Heritage …

China, France to collaborate on relics, ruins protection
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China, France to collaborate on relics, ruins protection

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China's Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum and France's Foundation for Cultural Heritage Sciences have recently reached a cooperation agreement on the scientific research and protection of wooden relics and earthen ruins. The research on wooden relics will involve joint efforts to preserve and restore burnt wood materials from the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum, as …

西安旅游必去景点 Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour
9 months ago

西安旅游必去景点 Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour

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Due to its status as the longest-running capital in ancient China and for giving birth to most dynasties, Xi'an, with a history of over 3,000 years, has had a deep impact on the life and culture of the country. Home to the Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an enjoys a reputation as a "Living History Museum" due to its rich, diverse collection of …

每日一词∣文物保护利用 protection and utilization of cultural relics
1 year, 4 months ago

每日一词∣文物保护利用 protection and utilization of cultural relics

China Daily  

我国在推动文物事业高质量发展方面取得了积极进展。目前我国正在推进18个重大考古项目，组织实施268项主动性考古项目。全国考古遗址公园总数达到55家，博物馆总数达到6565家，免费开放率超过90%。 China has made significant strides in advancing the high-quality development of its cultural relics and heritage. 2023年7月26日在三星堆博物馆新馆拍摄的青铜纵目面具。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 文物承载灿烂文明，传承历史文化，维系民族精神，是老祖宗留给我们的宝贵遗产。近年来，国家文物局推进文物保护法修订，在文物保护、文物价值利用、流失文物的追索返还、打击文物犯罪等方面，都取得了积极进展。国家文物局表示，将会努力推动我国文物事业高质量发展。 努力推动我国文物事业高质量发展主要包括6个方面：一是加大文物和文化遗产保护力度，二是深化文物考古研究，三是提升文物传播力影响力，四是加强革命文物保护利用，五是加强文物科技创新，六是加强专业人才队伍建设。 【重要讲话】 中国文化源远流长，中华文明博大精深。只有全面深入了解中华文明的历史，才能更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，更有力地推进中国特色社会主义文化建设，建设中华民族现代文明。 Chinese culture has a long and continuous history and Chinese civilization is extensive and profound. A profound understanding of the history of Chinese civilization is essential to promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional …

每日一词∣文物保护利用 protection and utilization of cultural relics
1 year, 4 months ago

每日一词∣文物保护利用 protection and utilization of cultural relics

China Daily  

我国在推动文物事业高质量发展方面取得了积极进展。目前我国正在推进18个重大考古项目，组织实施268项主动性考古项目。全国考古遗址公园总数达到55家，博物馆总数达到6565家，免费开放率超过90%。 China has made significant strides in advancing the high-quality development of its cultural relics and heritage. 2023年7月26日在三星堆博物馆新馆拍摄的青铜纵目面具。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 文物承载灿烂文明，传承历史文化，维系民族精神，是老祖宗留给我们的宝贵遗产。近年来，国家文物局推进文物保护法修订，在文物保护、文物价值利用、流失文物的追索返还、打击文物犯罪等方面，都取得了积极进展。国家文物局表示，将会努力推动我国文物事业高质量发展。 努力推动我国文物事业高质量发展主要包括6个方面：一是加大文物和文化遗产保护力度，二是深化文物考古研究，三是提升文物传播力影响力，四是加强革命文物保护利用，五是加强文物科技创新，六是加强专业人才队伍建设。 【重要讲话】 中国文化源远流长，中华文明博大精深。只有全面深入了解中华文明的历史，才能更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，更有力地推进中国特色社会主义文化建设，建设中华民族现代文明。 Chinese culture has a long and continuous history and Chinese civilization is extensive and profound. A profound understanding of the history of Chinese civilization is essential to promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional …

Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour
1 year, 7 months ago

Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour

China Daily  

Due to its status as the longest-running capital in ancient China and for giving birth to most dynasties, Xi'an, with a history of over 3,000 years, has had a deep impact on the life and culture of the country. Home to the Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an enjoys a reputation as a "Living History Museum" due to its rich, diverse collection of …

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain

China Daily  

The exhibition, titled "The Legend of China's Qin and Han Dynasties"， is part of a series of activities for the China-Spain Year of Culture and Tourism. Apart from the 10 life-size Terracotta Warriors and horses, it also features gold and silver, bronze, pottery, and jade cultural relics. The Archaeological Museum of Alicante opened on Tuesday a unique exhibition of China's …

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Terracotta Warriors exhibition opens in Spain

China Daily  

The exhibition, titled "The Legend of China's Qin and Han Dynasties"， is part of a series of activities for the China-Spain Year of Culture and Tourism. Apart from the 10 life-size Terracotta Warriors and horses, it also features gold and silver, bronze, pottery, and jade cultural relics. The Archaeological Museum of Alicante opened on Tuesday a unique exhibition of China's …

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China
1 year, 9 months ago

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China

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This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows bone tools unearthed from the Dongqu relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in Jishan county of Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have unearthed a relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in North …

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China
1 year, 9 months ago

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China

China Daily  

This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows bone tools unearthed from the Dongqu relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in Jishan county of Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have unearthed a relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in North …

Millennia-old relics unearthed in Central China's Hunan
2 years ago

Millennia-old relics unearthed in Central China's Hunan

China Daily  

CHANGSHA — A collection of pottery and stone artifacts dating back more than 2,200 years has been unearthed from an archaeological site in Hunan province, according to the provincial institute of heritage and archaeology. Unearthed artifacts mainly include pottery pieces, pottery cauldrons and stone tools, such as spears, arrowheads and knives. Based on the various patterns on the hard pottery …

Work on cultural relics recognized
2 years, 5 months ago

Work on cultural relics recognized

China Daily  

Seventy-nine outstanding individuals involved in cultural relics, including archaeologists, museum employees and conservators, and 49 organizations and academies were bestowed awards at the national cultural relics-related working conference in Beijing on Friday. The sector was also urged to "better explore values of cultural relics and make them 'alive'," according to the country's new guiding principle of cultural relics-related work, which …

Work on cultural relics recognized
2 years, 5 months ago

Work on cultural relics recognized

China Daily  

Seventy-nine outstanding individuals involved in cultural relics, including archaeologists, museum employees and conservators, and 49 organizations and academies were bestowed awards at the national cultural relics-related working conference in Beijing on Friday. The sector was also urged to "better explore values of cultural relics and make them 'alive'," according to the country's new guiding principle of cultural relics-related work, which …

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors
2 years, 6 months ago

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors

China Daily  

A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 11. XI'AN－In contrast to the previously unearthed Terracotta Warriors that are either sitting or standing, a figure in a lying position made its public debut Saturday after being restored in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. The relic was given the …

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors
2 years, 6 months ago

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors

China Daily  

A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 11. XI'AN－In contrast to the previously unearthed Terracotta Warriors that are either sitting or standing, a figure in a lying position made its public debut Saturday after being restored in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. The relic was given the …

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors
2 years, 6 months ago

Supine 'acrobat' debuts in museum housing Terracotta Warriors

China Daily  

A restored "lying terracotta warriors" is unveiled at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 11. XI'AN－In contrast to the previously unearthed Terracotta Warriors that are either sitting or standing, a figure in a lying position made its public debut Saturday after being restored in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. The relic was given the …

Bringing ancient 'money pots' back to life in Yunnan museum
2 years, 7 months ago

Bringing ancient 'money pots' back to life in Yunnan museum

China Daily  

A bronze shell receptacle in the form of a bronze drum from the Western Han Dynasty before and after restoration. People in the Kingdom did not develop systematically-formed words to record history, so the shell containers became the "truest and most intuitive material" for studying the civilization of the ancient Dian Kingdom, said Fan Haitao, deputy curator of the Yunnan …

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan
2 years, 8 months ago

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan

China Daily  

People view the exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Kyoto, Japan, on March 25, 2022. The exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty opened on Friday at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Japan, marking the …

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan
2 years, 8 months ago

China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan

China Daily  

People view the exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Kyoto, Japan, on March 25, 2022. The exhibition Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China - Heritage from the Qin and Han Dynasty opened on Friday at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Japan, marking the …

Tibet uses sci-tech mechanism for cultural relics protection
3 years, 1 month ago

Tibet uses sci-tech mechanism for cultural relics protection

China Daily  

Since 2012, Tibet has introduced science and technology into cultural relics protection. As a treasure trove of cultural relics with unique styles and great history, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has made steady progress in the science-based protection of cultural relics over the past few years. Since 2012, Tibet has introduced science and technology into cultural relics protection, laying a …

Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour
3 years, 3 months ago

Must-see landmarks for your Xi'an tour

China Daily  

The 14th National Games is now underway in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province. Home to the Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an enjoys a reputation as a "Living History Museum" due to its rich, diverse collection of historical and cultural treasures. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum consists of three vaults and an exhibition hall: Vault One, Vault Two, Vault Three and the …

Panoramic Terracotta Warriors
3 years, 6 months ago

Panoramic Terracotta Warriors

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In Xi’an, capital city of Shaanxi province in Northwest China, lies the mausoleum of China’s first feudal emperor -- Qinshihuang. The burial pits of terracotta warriors and their horses on the east side of this mausoleum are the world's largest underground military museum. The online tour of the exhibition at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum is in five parts, …

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors
4 years, 2 months ago

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors

China Daily  

The Terracotta Army No 1 pit at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The 52-year-old conservator-restorer is part of a specialist team piecing together and repairing the Terracotta Army, which was discovered at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in March 1974. Pointing to life-size Terracotta Warriors wearing suits of armor and …

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors
4 years, 2 months ago

Restorers piece together terracotta warriors

China Daily  

The Terracotta Army No 1 pit at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The 52-year-old conservator-restorer is part of a specialist team piecing together and repairing the Terracotta Army, which was discovered at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in March 1974. Pointing to life-size Terracotta Warriors wearing suits of armor and …

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