Ancient murals restored in labor of love
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient murals restored in labor of love

China Daily  

A visitor copies a portrait of a woman from the Tang Dynasty at The Treasures of Prosperity, an exhibition of murals from that era staged in Taiwan. The collection at Shaanxi History Museum, housed in an area of more than 1,000 square meters in the Treasure Hall of the Tang Dynasty Mural Paintings, features more than 600 artworks. It is China's first collection of Tang Dynasty tomb murals, and the exhibition hall is the country's largest for such artworks. Most of the murals exhibited are from three tombs in the Tang Dynasty, which were owned by relatives of Empress Wu Zetian, the sole female ruler in ancient China. "We've excavated many tomb murals dating to the Han Dynasty and such artworks reached their peak in the Tang Dynasty."

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Tang Poetry Legacy: A Journey Through Eastern Aesthetics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tang Poetry Legacy: A Journey Through Eastern Aesthetics

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An exhibition showcasing the artistic journey of Tang Dynasty poetry from China and Japan is currently on display at the Shizuoka Convention and Arts Center. The exhibition features paintings, calligraphic works, prints, celadon ceramics and sculptures, offering contemporary perspectives to enrich the presentation of Eastern aesthetics.

Silk Road Treasure: A Detailed Look at the Thousand-hand Guanyin Mural in Hotan
2 months ago

Silk Road Treasure: A Detailed Look at the Thousand-hand Guanyin Mural in Hotan

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The article showcases a reproduction of Thousand-hand Guanyin from the Damagou Buddhist Temple Remains in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a copy of the original held by Hotan Museum. The mural depicts the majestic momentum of Zhang Yichao leading an army to fight against the Tubo kingdom and recover Hexi area in northwestern China. The painting also captures the essence …

Tracing the origins of Confucian inspiration
2 months, 1 week ago

Tracing the origins of Confucian inspiration

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A Tang Dynasty portrait of centenarian Fu Sheng, a brave scholar who spent his lifetime protecting Confucianism around the 3rd to 2nd centuries BC. By "interpreting rituals with benevolence", Confucius, a pioneering educator who also first initiated private schools in China, established an all-encompassing moral code that was closely tied to human nature. More than 300 years later, Emperor Wu …

Tracing the origins of Confucian inspiration
2 months, 1 week ago

Tracing the origins of Confucian inspiration

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A Tang Dynasty portrait of centenarian Fu Sheng, a brave scholar who spent his lifetime protecting Confucianism around the 3rd to 2nd centuries BC. By "interpreting rituals with benevolence", Confucius, a pioneering educator who also first initiated private schools in China, established an all-encompassing moral code that was closely tied to human nature. More than 300 years later, Emperor Wu …

Video: Bringing Dunhuang's murals to life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Video: Bringing Dunhuang's murals to life

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In a grand hall at Beijing's Chinese Traditional Culture Museum, a captivating scene unfolds as 93-year-old artist Chang Shana and 89-year-old choreographer Gao Jinrong walk into the room holding hands. Their bond has been forged by their shared vision of breathing life into Dunhuang's ancient murals through dance, ensuring that their beauty and significance continues to captivate and inspire. Home …

Video: Bringing Dunhuang's murals to life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Video: Bringing Dunhuang's murals to life

China Daily  

In a grand hall at Beijing's Chinese Traditional Culture Museum, a captivating scene unfolds as 93-year-old artist Chang Shana and 89-year-old choreographer Gao Jinrong walk into the room holding hands. Their bond has been forged by their shared vision of breathing life into Dunhuang's ancient murals through dance, ensuring that their beauty and significance continues to captivate and inspire. Home …

Guangdong exhibition celebrates iconic Qing Dynasty artist
5 months ago

Guangdong exhibition celebrates iconic Qing Dynasty artist

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Visitors at the exhibition, Elegance, Refinement, Style: Paintings of Hua Yan, in Guangdong Museum. A video was also recorded to enhance knowledge and awareness of the exhibition, analyzing traditional Chinese painting techniques and restoring the creation process of some of his paintings to the public. During the exhibition, Guangdong Museum has organized a series of expert lectures, on-site guided tours …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

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Dylan Walker at the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. A US youth visits the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum, exploring ancient Chinese history and art through well-preserved murals, advanced technology, and a diverse artifact collection. Located in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, the museum uniquely addresses the challenge of preserving ancient …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

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Dylan Walker at the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. A US youth visits the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum, exploring ancient Chinese history and art through well-preserved murals, advanced technology, and a diverse artifact collection. Located in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, the museum uniquely addresses the challenge of preserving ancient …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

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Wang Jiang, the museum's curator, introduces its merchandise to Walker. "Through trade and social integration, they became part of the social fabric of the late Northern Dynasty," he said. My visit to the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum was an unforgettable encounter. I agreed with Wang when he emphasized the museum's unique role, stating that "a museum serves as …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

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Dylan Walker at the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. A US youth visits the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum, exploring ancient Chinese history and art through well-preserved murals, advanced technology, and a diverse artifact collection. Located in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, the museum uniquely addresses the challenge of preserving ancient …

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi
9 months, 1 week ago

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi

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Part of an ancient tomb dating to the Jin Dynasty, found in Changzhi city, Shanxi province. The Shanxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology recently published new excavation information about three brick-chamber tombs with murals from the Jin Dynasty in Changzhi city, Shanxi province. In November 2023, archaeologists from the institute and the Changzhi Archaeological Research Institute conducted salvage excavations …

Figures from the past have modern appeal
9 months, 1 week ago

Figures from the past have modern appeal

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Tang Yan holds a Beijing juanren characteristic of a Peking Opera figure at the Tangrenfang Art of Dolls Museum in the capital city's eastern Tongzhou district. "They are all traditional juanren, which is, in fact, a type of soft artistic puppet," says Tang Yan, who runs the museum. "When making silk figurines from the Han Dynasty, we reference its patterns …

BRI-themed archaeology outcomes on display
1 year, 2 months ago

BRI-themed archaeology outcomes on display

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A visitor looks at panels of stone funeral beds during an exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Thursday. The panels, which feature the artistic style of the Sogdian people, who played a key role in cultural communications along the ancient Silk Road, were repatriated from the United States in May. Many artifacts in the ongoing exhibition, which will …

BRI-themed archaeology outcomes on display
1 year, 2 months ago

BRI-themed archaeology outcomes on display

China Daily  

A visitor looks at panels of stone funeral beds during an exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Thursday. The panels, which feature the artistic style of the Sogdian people, who played a key role in cultural communications along the ancient Silk Road, were repatriated from the United States in May. Many artifacts in the ongoing exhibition, which will …

Western Han Dynasty jade pendant reflects a pursuit of beautiful things
1 year, 4 months ago

Western Han Dynasty jade pendant reflects a pursuit of beautiful things

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A Western Han Dynasty jade pendant with openwork carving patterns of a dragon in the inner ring, and a phoenix facing it in the outer ring The dragon and phoenix are auspicious motifs in traditional Chinese culture. Take a look at the Western Han Dynasty jade pendant, boasting an openwork carving design! With exquisite patterns, quaint structure and superb craftsmanship, …

Exhibition of national treasure highlights Chinese unity in history
1 year, 6 months ago

Exhibition of national treasure highlights Chinese unity in history

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A closer view of the “Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy,” created by renowned painter Yan Liben and on display at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 29, 2023. Counted among the “Ten Great Chinese Paintings,” the famous historical scroll painting “Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy,” created by renowned painter Yan Liben, recently made an appearance in an …

Tang Dynasty tombs discovered in China's Shanxi
1 year, 9 months ago

Tang Dynasty tombs discovered in China's Shanxi

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This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows a porcelain tea set unearthed from a tomb dating back to the Tang Dynasty found in Changzhi of North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Three tombs dating back to the Tang Dynasty have been found in North China's Shanxi province, according to the provincial institute of archaeology. Of …

Huge ancient stone murals discovered in Central China
2 years, 2 months ago

Huge ancient stone murals discovered in Central China

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Photo taken on Sept 21, 2022 shows auspicious patterns of traditional Chinese culture on a stone mural discovered in the Zhouqiao relics site in Kaifeng city, Central China's Henan province. ZHENGZHOU -- Two stone murals from the Northern Song Dynasty have been unearthed in Central China's Henan province, which are the largest of their kind ever found in the country, …

Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in N China
2 years, 11 months ago

Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in N China

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Undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows murals in a tomb chamber in Luzhou district of Changzhi city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists in North China's Shanxi province have discovered three brick tomb chambers with murals inside dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The tombs are located in the Luzhou district in the city …

Silk Road relics, artworks on display in Shanxi
3 years ago

Silk Road relics, artworks on display in Shanxi

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An exhibition of selections from the Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum's collections opens at Shanxi Museum on Dec 17. An exhibition of selections from Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum's collections recently opened at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province. The exhibition Visitors browse exhibits related to the ancient Silk Road at the exhibition on Dec …

Mural exhibition highlights Tang prosperity
3 years, 1 month ago

Mural exhibition highlights Tang prosperity

China Daily  

An exhibition on murals of the Tang Dynasty kicked off at the Macao University of Science and Technology on Oct 29, 2021. An exhibition on murals of the Tang Dynasty kicked off at the Macao University of Science and Technology on Friday. Organized by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, National Cultural Heritage Administration and Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, …

Exhibition featuring Dunhuang costume culture unveiled
3 years, 2 months ago

Exhibition featuring Dunhuang costume culture unveiled

China Daily  

Aiming to introduce Dunhuang costume culture to more artists, designers and Dunhuang art lovers, and to make Dunhuang art glow with vigor and vitality in the modern era, the opening ceremony of The Light of the Silk Road Dunhuang costume culture exhibition and the book launch of The Illustration of Dunhuang Costume Culture-The Early Tang Dynasty were held on Friday …

Art of virtue
3 years, 3 months ago

Art of virtue

China Daily  

Cai Wei Tu, a painting from the Southern Song period, is among the paintings on display at the show, The Elegant Retreat: Figure Paintings from Across the Ages in the Palace Museum Collection, at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The Elegant Retreat: Figure Paintings from Across the Ages in the Palace Museum Collection has 76 works, with both artistic and …

Tang Dynasty temple reveals ancient treasures
3 years, 3 months ago

Tang Dynasty temple reveals ancient treasures

China Daily  

The 34 colored statues in the Grand Eastern Hall of Foguang Temple are regarded as one of the four treasures of Tang Dynasty Buddhist arts. Foguang Temple's wooden structure, statues, murals and inscriptions are regarded as the four treasures of Tang Dynasty Buddhist arts. Their intensive research, including studying the architectural style, structural details and inscriptions, proved that the Grand …

Tang Dynasty temple reveals ancient treasures
3 years, 3 months ago

Tang Dynasty temple reveals ancient treasures

China Daily  

The 34 colored statues in the Grand Eastern Hall of Foguang Temple are regarded as one of the four treasures of Tang Dynasty Buddhist arts. Foguang Temple's wooden structure, statues, murals and inscriptions are regarded as the four treasures of Tang Dynasty Buddhist arts. Their intensive research, including studying the architectural style, structural details and inscriptions, proved that the Grand …

Creative dance revives cultural heritage
3 years, 9 months ago

Creative dance revives cultural heritage

China Daily  

Blending augmented reality tech, the show on Henan TV for the Lantern Festival gala on Feb 26 offered the audience a visual tour of the Henan Museum, as the dancers represented female musicians depicted on Tang tri-colored pottery at a banquet during Tang Dynasty. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying tweeted on Monday that "beauty comes from creativity," commending a …

Creative dance revives cultural heritage
3 years, 9 months ago

Creative dance revives cultural heritage

China Daily  

Blending augmented reality tech, the show on Henan TV for the Lantern Festival gala on Feb 26 offered the audience a visual tour of the Henan Museum, as the dancers represented female musicians depicted on Tang tri-colored pottery at a banquet during Tang Dynasty. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying tweeted on Monday that "beauty comes from creativity," commending a …

What's on
3 years, 11 months ago

What's on

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The art of elegance Yaji, or "elegant gatherings" organized and attended by creative individuals, were popular centuries ago in China. A high-strung show Under the baton of conductor Zhang Yi, the symphony orchestra of the National Ballet of China will perform a concert featuring programs including Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 3 in D major, Nino Rota's Harp Concerto and …

What's on
3 years, 11 months ago

What's on

China Daily  

The art of elegance Yaji, or "elegant gatherings" organized and attended by creative individuals, were popular centuries ago in China. A high-strung show Under the baton of conductor Zhang Yi, the symphony orchestra of the National Ballet of China will perform a concert featuring programs including Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 3 in D major, Nino Rota's Harp Concerto and …

Ancient murals restored in labor of love
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient murals restored in labor of love

China Daily  

A visitor copies a portrait of a woman from the Tang Dynasty at The Treasures of Prosperity, an exhibition of murals from that era staged in Taiwan. The collection at Shaanxi History Museum, housed in an area of more than 1,000 square meters in the Treasure Hall of the Tang Dynasty Mural Paintings, features more than 600 artworks. It is …

Ancient murals restored in labor of love
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient murals restored in labor of love

China Daily  

A visitor copies a portrait of a woman from the Tang Dynasty at The Treasures of Prosperity, an exhibition of murals from that era staged in Taiwan. The collection at Shaanxi History Museum, housed in an area of more than 1,000 square meters in the Treasure Hall of the Tang Dynasty Mural Paintings, features more than 600 artworks. It is …

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary
3 years, 11 months ago

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary

China Daily  

The late painter Huang Zhou is a leading figure of 20th-century Chinese art, whose ink paintings won popularity for their rich color schemes, sketchy strokes and vivid depictions of people's life, especially those living in ethnic communities such as the Xinjiang Uygur and Xizang autonomous regions and Qinghai province. Huang's last complete work wasn't a painting, though — it was …

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary
3 years, 11 months ago

Yan Huang Art Museum marks 30th anniversary

China Daily  

The late painter Huang Zhou is a leading figure of 20th-century Chinese art, whose ink paintings won popularity for their rich color schemes, sketchy strokes and vivid depictions of people's life, especially those living in ethnic communities such as the Xinjiang Uygur and Xizang autonomous regions and Qinghai province. Huang's last complete work wasn't a painting, though — it was …

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