‘Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900’ Review: An Empire’s History in Metal at the Met
The museum devotes an exhibition to an often overlooked era of Chinese bronzes, emphasizing both the artistic and political ...
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Beijing - Preserving the city's cultural and historic heritage
Thirty-eight years ago, visitors were introduced to grand historic legacies, such as the Forbidden City. However, I felt that ...
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Xinjiang has an ancient chapter in China's history
History shows Xinjiang's fate has always been part of the Chinese nation, and the region's development reflects the evolution ...
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Top 10 Most Powerful Kings in History
The Conqueror of the World Early Life and Ascendancy Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was born in 356 ...
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Fortifications older than the Great Wall of China discovered in Chinese mountain pass
Construction of the Great Wall of China started during the reign of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from ...
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All about Mid-Autumn Festival: holiday’s history, how to celebrate, where to donate and recycle mooncakes in Hong Kong
More than 3,000 years ago during the Zhou dynasty (1025-221BC), ancient Chinese emperors worshipped the ... It is said that at the end of the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), exchanging mooncakes at ...
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Empress Zoe, the Woman who Overthrew Byzantine Emperors
Empress Zoe (left), Emperor Constantine IX and Empress Theodora on the Monomachus ... Zoe used them as political tools to uphold the imperial dynasty she belonged to—a practice not uncommon during ...
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China: Is History Repeating Itself?
Most famous was the First Emperor (Shih-huang-ti ... The founder of the Ming dynasty, Chu Yuan-chang (reigned 1368-1398), after throwing out the Mongols and reasserting China’s imperial grandeur ...
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Imperial Treasures: Chinese Ceramics of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Rockefeller 3rd Collection, 1979.155 The Yuan dynasty, despite its short duration ... continued to draw inspiration in shapes from the Islamic world, with the emperor presenting ceramics as gifts to ...
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DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS – Complete Weapons Guide
There are also special Grade 8 weapons which are notably more powerful than the rest. In DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS, the Reforging System lets you enhance weapons by combining duplicates of the same ...
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‘Duck Dynasty’ star Sadie Robertson is expecting baby No. 3 with husband Christian
Sadie Robertson and her husband Christian Huff are expecting their third child together. In a joint Instagram post Feb. 14, Robertson and Huff shared the exciting news by posting a series of black ...
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Song Dynasty: China’s Golden Age of Innovation (960-1279)
From Emperor Taizu onwards, administrative reforms were launched ... the Mongols encountered no further obstacles in their conquest. The Yuan dynasty, founded in 1271 by Kublai Khan, finally overcame ...