Tag: Chengdu

It all started with utilitarian pieces made from red clay. Then the Bronze Age arrived and clay was replaced byContinue Reading

Whether you visit a museum in the East or West, you will always see a section of pottery from theContinue Reading

The Warring States period (475-221 B.C.) was an interesting period in Chinese history. On one hand there’s the civil warContinue Reading

Right before Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 unified the different states in China in 221 B.C., there were seven feudal states inContinue Reading

The ancient name of Sichuan is Ba Shu, and it was the capitals of two ancient states and the locationContinue Reading

The Sichuan Museum has more than 7,000 ethnic cultural relics from minority tribes found around the Sichuan mountains. These includeContinue Reading

Since the excavation of the Wanfo Temple site in the eighth year of Emperor Guangxu (AD 1882), a large numberContinue Reading

Inside the Sichuan Museum, there’s a special exhibit of the burial items from the archaeological excavation of Zhu Yuelian, aContinue Reading

Sichuan, rich in natural resources and strong culture, is reputed to be the ‘The Land of Abundance’ 天府之國. Thus, aContinue Reading