National Treasure – Bo Ju Li with Ox-head Ornaments (Western Zhou)
This is a bronze unearthed in Beijing, dating the capital’s history back by 3,000 years.
Category: Travels
工作不忘娱乐 All work and no play makes J a dull boy.
Hangzhou Liangzhu Museum 良渚博物馆
The Liangzhu Museum first opened its doors to the public in October 2008. Between August 2017 and June 2018 itContinue Reading
Treasures – Stone Relief of the Textile Production Scene (Eastern Han)
Carved in stone : A mother after hearing a rumour that her filial son committed murder, believed it after too many times.
National Treasure – Jingyun Bell (Tang Dynasty)
The bell was originally cast for a Taoist temple, then moved to Xi’an bell tower, hidden away during the SecondContinue Reading
Xi’an Beilin Museum 西安碑林博物馆
I visited it in Mar 2024, about a year before it completed its latest renovation and expansion. What a pityContinue Reading
Via Dolorosa
As we approach Easter, I would like to share a Catholic/Christian tradition that is more symbolic than biblical. Via Dolorosa,Continue Reading
Treasures – The Drawing Of “Taiyizhu” (Western Han)
The devil is in the details.
Treasures – Marriage Certificate (ROC)
We have played alongside millions of lovers, shared in the same shy sweetness of meeting, the same distressful tears of farewell –
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.
– Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), “Unending Love”
National Treasures – Bird-shaped Zun of the Marquis of Jin State (Western Zhou)
The owner gave the State of Jin its name, but his grave was raided and nothing was left to identify him except this bird-shaped zun.
Treasures – Revere Bell (1843)
A piece of Singapore history that is tied to the American revolution, even in a small way.