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Wen Zhengming - A Leading Ming Dynasty Painter, Calligrapher, and ScholarWen Zhengming - A Leading Ming Dynasty Painter, Calligrapher, and Scholar
Wen Zhengming (simplified Chinese: 文征明; 1470–1559) was a leading Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he...

Qiu Ying - A Famous Painter in Ming DynastyQiu Ying - A Famous Painter in Ming Dynasty
Qiu Ying (Chinese: 仇英; 1494? - 1552) was a Chinese painter who specialized in the gongbi brush technique.Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu (实父), and...

  • Treaty of Nanjing - First of the Unequal Treaties
  • First Opium War
  • Canton System - A Complement to the Old China Trade
  • Ten Great Campaigns - The Great Achievements of Emperor Qianlong
  • Literary Inquisition - Imprisonment Due to Writings
  • Treaty of Kyakhta - A Treaty between Russia and China

Art in Archeology

The Modeling of Bronze Ware The Modeling of Bronze Ware
Many of the bronze wares from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties are carved or embossed in the shape of animals, some of which are...

  • The Cymbal with Elephant Patterns
  • The bronze drum with Taotie patterns
  • Bronze Food Vessels
  • The Modeling of Bronze Ware
  • The Art of Bronze Wares
  • Patterns on the Bronze Wares

Prehistoric Culture

Huangdi Culture Huangdi Culture
Huangdi is considered to be the founder of Chinese civilization as well as its first ancestor. He lived about 4 thousand years...

  • Er Litou Cultural Relics
  • The History of the Tanshishan in Ancient China
  • Daxi culture
  • The Bronze Age of China
  • Neolithic Age
  • Paleolithic Age

Ancient Ruins

Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism
Also known as "Buddhism of the Tibetan language family" and "Lamaism", Tibetan Buddhism is one of the three major schools of...

  • Treaty of Nanjing - First of the Unequal Treaties
  • First Opium War
  • Canton System - A Complement to the Old China Trade
  • Ten Great Campaigns - The Great Achievements of Emperor Qianlong
  • Literary Inquisition - Imprisonment Due to Writings
  • Treaty of Kyakhta - A Treaty between Russia and China
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Tombs & Mausoleums

Stone Sculptures of the Northern Song Dynasty Stone Sculptures of the Northern Song Dynasty
The imperial mausoleum area of the Northern Song dynasty is located in Gongyi city of Henan province.

  • Yuan Chonghuan (Military Commander of the Ming Dynasty) Memorial Garden
  • Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum - The Tomb of the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) of the Ming Dynasty
  • Stone Sculptures of the Northern Song Dynasty
  • Tomb of Wanyan Aguda
  • Tomb of the Princess of State Chen in the Liao Dynasty
  • Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty
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History In Photos
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    Old Photos of the Forbidden City

  • Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days Reform

    Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days Reform

  • Collection of Chinese Fine Jade Objects

    Collection of Chinese Fine Jade Objects

  • Collection of Chinese Fine Gold and Silver Artifacts

    Collection of Chinese Fine Gold and Silver Artifacts

  • Collection of Chinese Fine Bone and Antler Production

    Collection of Chinese Fine Bone and Antler Production

  • Collection of Chinese Fine Ceramics

    Collection of Chinese Fine Ceramics

  • Collection of Chinese Fine Bronze

    Collection of Chinese Fine Bronze

  • Beautiful and Powerful - 11 Legendary Empresses in Chinese History

    Beautiful and Powerful - 11 Legendary Empresses in Chinese History

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Historical Events

  • Treaty of Nanjing - First of the Unequal Treaties
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