National Treasure – Human-Faced Fish Decoration Pottery Bowl (Neolithic-Yangshao)
A life cut short, a wish that lasted forever.
Category: Travels
工作不忘娱乐 All work and no play makes J a dull boy.
Shaanxi History Museum 陕西历史博物馆
“地上看山西，地下看陕西。”
“For above-ground history, look to Shanxi; for underground history, look to Shaanxi.”
National Treasure – Lotus-Crane Square Hu (Spring-Autumn Period)
Pair of square bronze jars from the tomb of the Duke of Zheng were separated, one in Henan, and another in the Palace Museum.
Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum 秦始皇兵马俑博物馆
Nothing beats the awe you feel when you enter the exhibition hall of Pit 1 for the very first time.
Château de Versailles – Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.
National Treasure – Opalescent-Blue Glazed Zun, Jun Ware (Northern Song)
Jun ware became widely imitated in China and Japan, with over 100 sites having produced Jun.
Shanghai Postal Museum 上海邮政博物馆
The Shanghai Post Office Museum is a large landmark building that was built in 1924 with an interesting mix ofContinue Reading
National Treasure – Celadon Vase with Bowstrings, Guan Ware (Southern Song)
The kiln site of the Southern Song Dynasty official kiln is located in Hangzhou. Archaeologists have conducted multiple excavations there, obtaining a considerable amount of material evidence.
Treasures of Nanjing Museum – Special Exhibitions Gallery
Nanjing Museum is the second largest museum in China (after the Palace Museum of Beijing) in terms of the numbersContinue Reading
National Treasure – Celadon Granary Jar with Architecture, Figurines and Animals (Three Kingdoms – Wu)
The purpose of a hunping is somewhat enigmatic, but archaeologists suggest that they may have been used as containers for fruit accompanying the deceased into the afterlife.