World’s oldest known cave art 世界上已知最古老的洞穴壁画

1 week, 3 days ago

Cutting etch: Tracing India’s most ancient rock art, and the efforts to save it

Some are so large and dramatic, looming right beside a highway or on the outskirts of a town, that they are often mistaken for recent doodles, some wayfarer’s version of “I was here”. “Especially with the zoomorphic designs, one can tell that the maker observed the creatures closely, capturing their expressions.” After years of funding their mission themselves, the two …

Art Maharashtra Haryana Work Ancient Ladakh Sites

3 weeks ago

Archaeologists find 60,000-year-old hearth that Neanderthals may have used to make tar

The Independent

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Health Check Tar Neanderthals Early Humans Vanguard Cave

2 months, 1 week ago

A Journey Through the Mogao Caves: Exploring the Vision of a Master Painter

China Daily

An exhibition showcasing the works of artist Chang Shuhong, who played a significant role in preserving and promoting the Mogao Caves, is currently on display at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou. Visitors can explore the artist's journey through the caves, with his paintings reflecting the beauty and cultural significance of the place.

Culture History Travel Art Art History Hangzhou

3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Art China Digital Statues Buddhist Grottoes Buddha

3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Art China Digital Statues Buddhist Grottoes Buddha

3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Art China Digital Statues Buddhist Grottoes Buddha

3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Art China Digital Statues Buddhist Grottoes Buddha

3 months, 1 week ago

Digital wizardry makes broken Buddhist statues whole again

China Daily

A 3D model of Cave 17 at the grottoes created by Taiyuan University of Technology is seen on display. With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again, but in digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with …

Art China Digital Statues Buddhist Grottoes Buddha

3 months, 1 week ago

Safeguarding the cultural landscape

China Daily

The Nankan cliff statues in Bazhong, Sichuan province, from the Tang Dynasty. Forum highlights remarkable progress in conserving cave temples, report Wang Ru in Dunhuang, Gansu province, and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou. Together, they form cave temples — a special cultural landscape embodying the reverence of ancient people for divine blessings. China boasts many dazzling cave temples, including the Mogao …

China Temples Cave Cave Temples

3 months, 1 week ago

Safeguarding the cultural landscape

China Daily

Feng Wei's team conducts inspections of caves in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, with AI technology. According to Song Xinchao, chairman of the Chinese National Committee for the International Council on Monuments and Sites, there are currently 5,986 cave temples and cliff statues in China, occupying 24.5 percent of the immovable stone carving cultural heritage sites across the country. He says besides …

China Protection Cultural Temples Cave Sichuan Cultural Relics

3 months, 1 week ago

Safeguarding the cultural landscape

China Daily

The Nankan cliff statues in Bazhong, Sichuan province, from the Tang Dynasty. Forum highlights remarkable progress in conserving cave temples, report Wang Ru in Dunhuang, Gansu province, and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou. Together, they form cave temples — a special cultural landscape embodying the reverence of ancient people for divine blessings. China boasts many dazzling cave temples, including the Mogao …

China Temples Cave Cave Temples

3 months, 1 week ago

Safeguarding the cultural landscape

China Daily

The Nankan cliff statues in Bazhong, Sichuan province, from the Tang Dynasty. Forum highlights remarkable progress in conserving cave temples, report Wang Ru in Dunhuang, Gansu province, and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou. Together, they form cave temples — a special cultural landscape embodying the reverence of ancient people for divine blessings. China boasts many dazzling cave temples, including the Mogao …

China Temples Cave Cave Temples

3 months, 2 weeks ago

双语早读|古人拜师送的“束脩（xiū）”是什么

China Daily

今天是中国第40个教师节中国自古就有尊师重教的传统最早的教师节是什么样？认真追溯起中国教师节的缘起还得穿越到2000多年前古代人如何过教师节古代的教师节与孔子密切相关。孔子被后世尊称为“至圣先师”，是中国最伟大的教育家。实际上，古代 “教师节”主要是为了纪念孔子。黄宗羲《与陈乾初论学书》记载：在汉代，每年孔子诞辰日，皇帝会率领文武百官祭拜孔庙，还邀请国子学、太学的经师入宫，统一宴请，“为饮食之客，席间词赋其娱”。教师节的历史可以追溯到汉代。据记载，在汉、晋时期，每到孔子诞辰日（农历8月27日），皇帝就会率领文武官员去孔庙祭拜这位哲学家，还会设宴款待皇室教师。 The history of Teacher's Day traces back to the Han Dynasty. According to record, during the Han and Jin dynasties, on August 27 each year, the birthday of Confucius, the emperor would go to Confucius' temple and pay tribute to the ancient philosopher followed by court officials, and …

Confucius Royal Teachers

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Drawing the Paleolithic picture

China Daily

A shovel-shaped tool made from a straight-tusked elephant's incisor from the Bashan site in Shandong province. CHINA DAILY Excavations reveal settlements close to rivers and evidence of hunting, reports Zhao Ruixue in Linyi, Shandong province. However difficult it might have been to imagine at the time, this event changed the fate of the village and the surrounding areas for the …

Shandong Shandong Province

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Drawing the Paleolithic picture

China Daily

A shovel-shaped tool made from a straight-tusked elephant's incisor from the Bashan site in Shandong province. CHINA DAILY Excavations reveal settlements close to rivers and evidence of hunting, reports Zhao Ruixue in Linyi, Shandong province. However difficult it might have been to imagine at the time, this event changed the fate of the village and the surrounding areas for the …

Shandong Shandong Province Water Washed

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Drawing the Paleolithic picture

China Daily

A shovel-shaped tool made from a straight-tusked elephant's incisor from the Bashan site in Shandong province. CHINA DAILY Excavations reveal settlements close to rivers and evidence of hunting, reports Zhao Ruixue in Linyi, Shandong province. However difficult it might have been to imagine at the time, this event changed the fate of the village and the surrounding areas for the …

Shandong Shandong Province

4 months ago

Archaeologists uncover burial site of ancient cult that revered water

The Independent

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Peru Cult Temple Site

4 months ago

Giant ancient rock art reveals secrets of first Amazonian people, from mythology to diet

The Independent

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Animals Art Rock Colombia Paintings Panels Journal Of Anthropological Archaeology

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sulawesi cave painting of hunting scene is oldest-known example of visual storytelling: study

ABC

The red-pigment scene painted on the cave wall depicts human-like figures, some of whom are wielding spears or ropes, alongside much larger creatures that resemble pigs or cloven-hoofed mammals. The research team used a dating technique which overcame the unique challenges of accurately establishing the age of such ancient cave rock art. While the Leang Karampuang painting reports to be …

Art Painting Rock Cave Old Study Supplied

6 months, 3 weeks ago

每日一词|世界一流考古机构建设 development of world-class archaeological institutions

China Daily

Chinese Chinese Civilization

6 months, 3 weeks ago

每日一词|世界一流考古机构建设 development of world-class archaeological institutions

China Daily

Chinese Chinese Civilization

6 months, 3 weeks ago

每日一词|世界一流考古机构建设 development of world-class archaeological institutions

China Daily

Chinese Civilization

6 months, 3 weeks ago

每日一词|世界一流考古机构建设 development of world-class archaeological institutions

China Daily

Chinese Chinese Civilization

7 months ago

每日一词|陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum

China Daily

陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，这是国内首个以集中展示秦汉文明缘起、发展和贡献为主题的博物馆。 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum, officially opened to the public on May 18, is the first museum in China that provides visitors with a panoramic view of the origin, development and contributions of Qin and Han civilizations. 陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆内展出的石铠甲及石胄（2024年5月6日摄）。图片来源：新华社【知识点】陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，“秦汉文明”系列展览同时揭幕。秦汉馆地处陕西西咸新区秦汉新城，毗邻秦咸阳城遗址核心宫殿区和西汉帝陵遗址带，占地面积约300亩，其中展陈面积1万余平方米。秦汉馆主体建筑群由中国工程院院士张锦秋主持设计，7座建筑呈北斗七星布局，彼此以架空廊道连接。 “秦汉文明”系列展览包括基本陈列“天下同一——秦汉文明主题展”和“城与陵”“技与美”2个专题陈列，以“大历史+小专题”的展览设计，系统讲述秦汉时期大一统格局下的社会风貌、生活理念和精神追求。秦汉馆现阶段展出1500余件文物，其中90%是首次展出。金怪兽、杜虎符、鎏金铜蚕等珍贵文物在秦汉馆与游客见面。【重要讲话】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。 A profound understanding of the history of Chinese civilization is essential to …

Chinese Han Qin

7 months ago

每日一词|陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum

China Daily

陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，这是国内首个以集中展示秦汉文明缘起、发展和贡献为主题的博物馆。 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum, officially opened to the public on May 18, is the first museum in China that provides visitors with a panoramic view of the origin, development and contributions of Qin and Han civilizations. 陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆内展出的石铠甲及石胄（2024年5月6日摄）。图片来源：新华社【知识点】陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，“秦汉文明”系列展览同时揭幕。秦汉馆地处陕西西咸新区秦汉新城，毗邻秦咸阳城遗址核心宫殿区和西汉帝陵遗址带，占地面积约300亩，其中展陈面积1万余平方米。秦汉馆主体建筑群由中国工程院院士张锦秋主持设计，7座建筑呈北斗七星布局，彼此以架空廊道连接。 “秦汉文明”系列展览包括基本陈列“天下同一——秦汉文明主题展”和“城与陵”“技与美”2个专题陈列，以“大历史+小专题”的展览设计，系统讲述秦汉时期大一统格局下的社会风貌、生活理念和精神追求。秦汉馆现阶段展出1500余件文物，其中90%是首次展出。金怪兽、杜虎符、鎏金铜蚕等珍贵文物在秦汉馆与游客见面。【重要讲话】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。 A profound understanding of the history of Chinese civilization is essential to …

Chinese Han Qin

7 months ago

每日一词|陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum

China Daily

陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，这是国内首个以集中展示秦汉文明缘起、发展和贡献为主题的博物馆。 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum, officially opened to the public on May 18, is the first museum in China that provides visitors with a panoramic view of the origin, development and contributions of Qin and Han civilizations. 陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆内展出的石铠甲及石胄（2024年5月6日摄）。图片来源：新华社【知识点】陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，“秦汉文明”系列展览同时揭幕。秦汉馆地处陕西西咸新区秦汉新城，毗邻秦咸阳城遗址核心宫殿区和西汉帝陵遗址带，占地面积约300亩，其中展陈面积1万余平方米。秦汉馆主体建筑群由中国工程院院士张锦秋主持设计，7座建筑呈北斗七星布局，彼此以架空廊道连接。 “秦汉文明”系列展览包括基本陈列“天下同一——秦汉文明主题展”和“城与陵”“技与美”2个专题陈列，以“大历史+小专题”的展览设计，系统讲述秦汉时期大一统格局下的社会风貌、生活理念和精神追求。秦汉馆现阶段展出1500余件文物，其中90%是首次展出。金怪兽、杜虎符、鎏金铜蚕等珍贵文物在秦汉馆与游客见面。【重要讲话】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。 A profound understanding of the history of Chinese civilization is essential to …

Chinese Han Qin

7 months ago

每日一词|陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum

China Daily

陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，这是国内首个以集中展示秦汉文明缘起、发展和贡献为主题的博物馆。 The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum, officially opened to the public on May 18, is the first museum in China that provides visitors with a panoramic view of the origin, development and contributions of Qin and Han civilizations. 陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆内展出的石铠甲及石胄（2024年5月6日摄）。图片来源：新华社【知识点】陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆5月18日正式开馆，“秦汉文明”系列展览同时揭幕。秦汉馆地处陕西西咸新区秦汉新城，毗邻秦咸阳城遗址核心宫殿区和西汉帝陵遗址带，占地面积约300亩，其中展陈面积1万余平方米。秦汉馆主体建筑群由中国工程院院士张锦秋主持设计，7座建筑呈北斗七星布局，彼此以架空廊道连接。 “秦汉文明”系列展览包括基本陈列“天下同一——秦汉文明主题展”和“城与陵”“技与美”2个专题陈列，以“大历史+小专题”的展览设计，系统讲述秦汉时期大一统格局下的社会风貌、生活理念和精神追求。秦汉馆现阶段展出1500余件文物，其中90%是首次展出。金怪兽、杜虎符、鎏金铜蚕等珍贵文物在秦汉馆与游客见面。【重要讲话】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。 A profound understanding of the history of Chinese civilization is essential to …

Chinese Han Qin

7 months, 1 week ago

4000-year-old Ancient Rock Art Reveals Surprising Insights Into Sahara's Green Past

News 18

Archaeologists have discovered some of the crucial answers to this world. Prehistoric rock art discovered on the walls of caves and sites in the Atabai desert raised many questions. The rock art discovered in the area tells a different tale than what is known. Archaeologists at Macquarie University mentioned the 16 rock art sites that were discovered in the deserts …

Art Sahara

8 months, 1 week ago

Relics tumble out of wall at Longmen Grottoes

China Daily

Archaeologists clean a stone Buddha head that was discovered at the Leigutai caves of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, in November. Archaeologists have made a stunning discovery of more than 80 stone carvings and building units, dating back about 1,300 years, at the Leigutai caves of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province. The Longmen Grottoes Research Institute, …

Wall Caves Grottoes Leigutai Longmen Grottoes

9 months ago

Dunhuang Academy's protection team work to ensure relics not lost to sands of time

China Daily

A relic worker restores wall paintings in Cave 55 of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province, in August. However, during the restoration and protection process, Su's team has encountered many challenges such as those found in the murals in Cave 85. Cave 85's 110 sq m of murals exhibit three typical diseases of the Mogao Grottoes — flaking, detachment …

Dunhuang

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Stone mythical beast from 2,000 years ago

China Daily

The stone bixie, dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, displays an impressive posture. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, sculptures of mythical beasts were set beside ancient buildings and mausoleums to safeguard them. It displays an imposing posture as it stands firmly on its four legs with its tail curved, as if ready to spring forth into flight, epitomizing the …

Stone

1 year, 3 months ago

每日一词∣古茶林文化景观 the cultural landscape of old tea forests

China Daily

中国“普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”项目9月17日在沙特利雅得举行的第45届世界遗产大会上通过审议，列入《世界遗产名录》，成为中国第57项世界遗产。 The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er gained World Heritage Site status on the 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, becoming China's 57th entry on that list. 被山林与茶园环绕的景迈山翁基古寨一景（无人机照片，9月17日摄）。（图片来源：新华社）【知识点】世界遗产是指被联合国教科文组织和世界遗产委员会确认的人类罕见的、无法替代的财富，是全人类公认的具有突出意义和普遍价值的文物古迹及自然景观。1972年，联合国教科文组织在法国巴黎正式颁布了《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》。世界遗产分为三大类，一是世界文化遗产，包括文化景观。二是世界自然遗产，三是世界文化与自然双遗产。 “普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”位于云南省普洱市澜沧拉祜族自治县，是公元10世纪以来，布朗族先民发现和认识野生茶树，利用森林生态系统，与傣族等世居民族一起，探索出“林下茶”种植技术，历经千年的保护与发展，形成林茶共生、人地和谐的独特文化景观。联合国教科文组织认为“普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”符合世界遗产标准ⅲ和标准ⅴ，是保存完整、内涵丰富的人工栽培古茶林典型代表，由5片古茶林，9个布朗族、傣族村寨以及3片分隔防护林共同构成，至今仍保持着蓬勃生命力，是我国农耕文明的智慧结晶，也是人与自然良性互动和可持续发展的典范。“普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”成为全球首个茶主题世界文化遗产。【重要讲话】要推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，不断增强中华民族凝聚力和中华文化影响力，深化文明交流互鉴，讲好中华优秀传统文化故事，推动中华文化更好走向世界。 Promote the creative transformation and development of the best of traditional …

World Chinese

1 year, 3 months ago

每日一词∣古茶林文化景观 the cultural landscape of old tea forests

China Daily

中国“普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”项目9月17日在沙特利雅得举行的第45届世界遗产大会上通过审议，列入《世界遗产名录》，成为中国第57项世界遗产。 The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er gained World Heritage Site status on the 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, becoming China's 57th entry on that list. 被山林与茶园环绕的景迈山翁基古寨一景（无人机照片，9月17日摄）。（图片来源：新华社）【知识点】世界遗产是指被联合国教科文组织和世界遗产委员会确认的人类罕见的、无法替代的财富，是全人类公认的具有突出意义和普遍价值的文物古迹及自然景观。1972年，联合国教科文组织在法国巴黎正式颁布了《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》。世界遗产分为三大类，一是世界文化遗产，包括文化景观。二是世界自然遗产，三是世界文化与自然双遗产。 “普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”位于云南省普洱市澜沧拉祜族自治县，是公元10世纪以来，布朗族先民发现和认识野生茶树，利用森林生态系统，与傣族等世居民族一起，探索出“林下茶”种植技术，历经千年的保护与发展，形成林茶共生、人地和谐的独特文化景观。联合国教科文组织认为“普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”符合世界遗产标准ⅲ和标准ⅴ，是保存完整、内涵丰富的人工栽培古茶林典型代表，由5片古茶林，9个布朗族、傣族村寨以及3片分隔防护林共同构成，至今仍保持着蓬勃生命力，是我国农耕文明的智慧结晶，也是人与自然良性互动和可持续发展的典范。“普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观”成为全球首个茶主题世界文化遗产。【重要讲话】要推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，不断增强中华民族凝聚力和中华文化影响力，深化文明交流互鉴，讲好中华优秀传统文化故事，推动中华文化更好走向世界。 Promote the creative transformation and development of the best of traditional …

World Chinese

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Dedicated to a new age of restoration

China Daily

Earlier this month, a restorer from the Dunhuang Academy works on murals of Cave 55 of Mogao, dating back to the 10th century. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY At the academy, the conservation team with members of higher education backgrounds in the natural sciences, including chemistry, geology, microbiology and so on, is devoted to digitalization and detailed analysis in labs to draft …

1 year, 4 months ago

Dedicated to a new age of restoration

China Daily

Earlier this month, a restorer from the Dunhuang Academy works on murals of Cave 55 of Mogao, dating back to the 10th century. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY At the academy, the conservation team with members of higher education backgrounds in the natural sciences, including chemistry, geology, microbiology and so on, is devoted to digitalization and detailed analysis in labs to draft …

1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Old-style social media

China Daily

Zhou Xingkang in southwestern Sichuan province, in 2015. "Rock paintings are traces left by early humans during hunting and are among the earliest conscious creations by humans," says Zhang Yasha, professor from the China rock art center with Minzu University of China. "The newly discovered rock paintings in the Haizishan region exhibit many stylistic features reminiscent of prehistoric rock paintings, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Prehistoric painted rock art discovered in Sichuan province

China Daily

A rock art joint investigation team, organized by the China Rock Art Center of Minzu University of China, the Haizishan Nature Reserve Management Committee of Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture, and the People's Government of Litang County, carried out a five-day on-site inspection of prehistoric rock art in the Haizishan - Genie region from June 21 to the 26. Based on …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Archaeologist reports Mesolithic-era rock paintings in Guntur

The Hindu

A Mesolithic period rock painting depicting a person tilling a piece of land has been found by D. Kanna Babu, former Superintending Archaeologist of the Temple Survey Project of the Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai, in Orvakallu village in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Kanna Babu told The Hindu that while surveying the lower River Krishna Valley to ascertain the …

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新展在杭开幕奥地利艺术-现代性的当下与黎明——卡琳•普莉姆与古斯塔夫•克林姆特

China Daily

2023年6月10日，由奥地利驻华大使馆文化处、中共杭州市拱墅区委宣传部与英蓝集团携手举办的展览“奥地利艺术-现代性的当下与黎明——卡琳·普莉姆与古斯塔夫·克林姆特”在杭州英蓝中心画廊街开幕，展览以自然和文化为纽带，呈现了奥地利艺术独特的魅力和不同时代艺术家们对现代性的理解与回应。杭州英蓝中心画廊街C5 本次展览的两位艺术家古斯塔夫·克林姆特和卡琳·普莉姆出生年份相差100年，百年变革但艺术的思想与表达仍有所联系与延续，自然主题，宛如一股推动力，贯穿了这两位艺术家作品的始终。两位艺术家都不仅研究自然的外在表象，更去探索和发现对所有生命和发展都具有重要意义的原则。同时，他们的作品中都融入了当代与历史的文化财富和世界观，都超越了奥地利和中欧的范畴，延伸至远东亚洲地区；这两位艺术家都形成了独特的绘画语言，其风格在现实、抽象和想象之间流转。展览现场奥地利驻华大使馆全权公使、文化处负责人Christian Mandl（满昊宸）致辞：“很高兴能在有着三个世界文化遗产的杭州、全新而非凡的英蓝中心画廊街举办如此盛大的奥地利展览，能够在这样美丽的城市、建筑、环境中欣赏两位艺术家的作品，书写新的历史，这是十分难得的。非常感谢Adam Yu和他的团队，在过去几年中对我们奥地利大使馆提供了如此多的支持，期待在未来能与英蓝进行更多的文化交流项目，也祝愿杭州英蓝中心取得巨大的成功。” Christian Mandl（满昊宸）先生·开幕式致辞艺术家Karin Pliem（卡琳·普莉姆）在开幕现场与公众分享到：“我很荣幸我的作品能与克林姆特的作品一起展览，他无疑是奥地利甚至世界范围内现代主义的先驱。在克林姆特的画中也不断出现装饰图案和表现自然的元素，这对我们这代艺术家影响深远，人类作为自然的伟大产物，是创造力与潜力的多样化表达，也是最具有活力和韧性的力量源泉。” 艺术家Karin Pliem（卡琳·普莉姆）策展人Lucas Gehrmann（卢卡斯·戈尔曼）致辞：“这是一次有趣的对话，我很期待这次展览能在杭州英蓝中心引发一次热烈的交流。卡琳·普莉姆在她的绘画、装置和视频动画中将自然与文化元素融汇为一个独特的生态文明共同体，现代主义先驱古斯塔夫·克林姆特的作品中呈现了不同创作阶段喜爱的主题和艺术思想，他们的作品都将自然和人类文明相连，这也与中国古老的传统概念‘天下’相契合，万物有序，和谐共处。” 策展人Lucas Gehrmann（卢卡斯·戈尔曼）·开幕式致辞分享展览内容英蓝集团董事长于志强先生在开幕式上深情回顾了他本人与奥地利艺术的渊源：“在维也纳金色大厅聆听新年音乐会，这是我人生很幸福的一部分。克林姆特的作品是北京英蓝IFC的艺术品壁画‘今夜无人入睡’的灵感来源。而在卡琳的作品中，我感到了这个时代的气息，人类在反思人和自然的关系，我们可以在她的作品里感受到心灵的净化。这次展览是跨越了一个世纪的对话，希望受到大家的欢迎。” 英蓝集团董事长于志强·开幕式致辞站在卡琳·普莉姆的作品前，人们深深地被精心勾画出来的自然之美所吸引，而克林姆特跨越时间的、带来现代主义黎明的经典作品，依然震撼人心，他们的创作和艺术追求让我们共同感受着艺术带来的情感冲击与思考，启迪灵感，启迪思考。开幕式音乐会·音乐家张源先生、刘融先生开幕式音乐会·音乐家崔君芝女士展讯请欣赏奥地利艺术-现代性的当下与黎明 Art from Austria The Present and the Dawn of Modernity 卡琳·普莉姆与古斯塔夫·克林姆特自然和文化为纽带两位不同世纪奥地利艺术家的表达 Gustav Klimt & Karin Pliem Two positions in Austrian painting from two centuries: Gustav Klimt and Karin Pliem. Nature and …

Karin Pliem

1 year, 7 months ago

Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan

China Daily

The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in Guangxi, China and the Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly, Kazakhstan. On the steep cliffs of the border regions of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the Luoyue people, ancestors of the Zhuang ethnic group, left their primitive painting works on the rock thousands of years ago. Around 3,000 kilometers away …

China Kazakhstan Guangxi Zhuang Rock Paintings

1 year, 7 months ago

Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan

China Daily

An image from the Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly depicts a bull and a human figure. Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Located among the vast and arid mountains of the Tanbaly canyon is a remarkable concentration of about 5,000 petroglyphs dating from 1500 BC to 1900 AD, most of which belong to the Bronze Age. The …

Human Settlements Rock Paintings Tanbaly

1 year, 7 months ago

Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan

China Daily

A scene from Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape shows a ritual practiced by the Luoyue people in ancient times. Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Located in a surrounding landscape of karst rocks, rivers and raised plains, the Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art area dates from around 500 BC to 200 AD. It serves as a testament to the Luoyue …

Rock Paintings Luoyue

1 year, 7 months ago

Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan

China Daily

The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in Guangxi, China and the Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly, Kazakhstan. On the steep cliffs of the border regions of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the Luoyue people, ancestors of the Zhuang ethnic group, left their primitive painting works on the rock thousands of years ago. Around 3,000 kilometers away …

China Kazakhstan Guangxi Zhuang Rock Paintings

1 year, 7 months ago

Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan

China Daily

The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in Guangxi, China and the Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly, Kazakhstan. On the steep cliffs of the border regions of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the Luoyue people, ancestors of the Zhuang ethnic group, left their primitive painting works on the rock thousands of years ago. Around 3,000 kilometers away …

China Tanbaly Kazakhstan

1 year, 7 months ago

The puzzle of Neanderthal aesthetics

BBC

The puzzle of Neanderthal aesthetics Getty Images Delving into the minds of Neanderthals is complex, but new findings are giving insights into the extent of their cognitive powers and culture Sometime between 135,000-50,000 years ago, hands slick with animal blood carried more than 35 huge horned heads into a small, dark, winding cave. But can we really suggest Neanderthals, a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Digital caves bring history alive

China Daily

The Digital Library Cave project re-creates the 1,600-meter-long external cliff face of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province. For more than a century, the Library Cave, or Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, in Northwest China's Gansu province, has been famous for its extraordinary collection of relics and a tale that has had its share of twists …

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