National Treasure – Bronze “Tai Bao” Ding (Western Zhou)
With its elegant long legs, here comes the “supermodel” of ancient bronze ding.
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工作不忘娱乐 All work and no play makes J a dull boy.
Taiyuan Museum 太原博物馆
Sharing the same premises as Shanxi Bronze Museum, Taiyuan Museum is the city museum of the capital city of Shanxi.
Treasures – Epitaph and Tomb Cover of Luo Wanshun (Tang Dynasty)
Accidental discovery uncovered the calligraphic work of one of the most important calligrapher of Chinese art history.
National Treasure – Duck-Shaped Glass Water Dropper (Northern Yan)
Its use was not known, but it is the testimony of an ancient trade route called the Silk Road.
Shanxi Bronze Museum 山西青铜博物馆
Shanxi has uncovered so many bronze wares that the original Shanxi Museum cannot hold everything. So an annex museum isContinue Reading
Treasures – Han Xiu Tomb Murals (Tang Dynasty)
A landscape mural found in the tomb was proved as the earliest one of Tang Dynasty.
National Treasure – Picture of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Southern Dynasties)
They were spiritual symbols of the mandarins, taking a laissez-faire approach to life, the Hippies of the 3rd century China.
Shanxi Museum 山西博物院
The land of Shanxi ignited the flame of civilisation as early as the Stone Age. Emperor Yao established his capitalContinue Reading
National Treasure- Celadon Glazed Porcelain Zun With Design Of A Monster (Western Jin)
It looks like a child’s Play-doh creation, but it has been guarding its master’s tomb for the past 1300 years
Shanxi Art Museum 山西省艺术博物馆
It is known by multiple names – Shanxi Art Museum, Shanxi Ancient Architecture Museum, Chunyang Palace, Lüzu Temple – butContinue Reading