Chengdu Sanxingdui Museum – #1/5 Introduction
This museum had been on my bucket list of museums to visit, and I finally made it during the CovidContinue Reading
Tag: History
Dubai – Crossroad of Civilizations Museum
There are only a few notable archaeological museums in Dubai as this is a relatively new city. And one ofContinue Reading
Barcelona’s Egyptian Museum
One of the lesser known museum in the city of Barcelona focused on an ancient civilisation that has fascinated meContinue Reading
Barcelona’s History Museum Underground
Many museums are above ground, but this one is completely underground! It just feels strange to see such a bigContinue Reading
Barcelona’s History Museum Above Ground
How often do you build a museum by moving stone by stone a 15th century palazzo to the current locationContinue Reading
Shenzhen Museum #4 – Shenzhen’s Reform and Opening Up 深圳改革开放史
Last week we started the series to commemorate the birthday of the Architect of Modern China, Deng Xiaoping. This isContinue Reading
Shenzhen Museum #3 – Modern Shenzhen 现代深圳 (1839 – 1949)
Another permanent exhibition in the Shenzhen Museum of History and Folk Culture looks at the darkest history in the 19thContinue Reading
Shenzhen Museum #2 – Folk Culture 深圳民俗文化
Every place has its own folk culture and customs. No difference in Shenzhen. Over the course of history when differentContinue Reading
Shenzhen Museum #1 – Ancient Shenzhen 古代深圳 (221 BC – 1839 AD)
Today’s Deng Xiaoping 邓小平‘s birthday (22 Aug 1904). To commemorate this great person, I have compiled a 4-parts series ofContinue Reading
Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage #3 : Tang Ruins Museum 唐代遗址
In the first blogpost of the series, we visited a replica of the thatched cottage. Today we examine a realContinue Reading