Zhao Qing'an demonstrates the process of making the bricks at the exhibition. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY The Prince Kung's Palace Museum has more than 50 tribute bricks bearing the inscriptions indicating the names of ancient craftsmen and plants in Linqing, says Sun Dongning, deputy director of the museum's academic committee. Sun says that 90 percent of the bricks used in the …
Officials launch the exhibition that is running through to Sunday at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing. "There are so many ancient buildings that could use the bricks in Liaocheng, and not to mention those in Beijing," he says. "I had my sights set on bringing Linqing bricks to the Palace Museum," he recalls. "From preparing the raw materials to …
