Yantai – History of Yantai Port 烟台开埠陈列馆
Currently the former US Consulate on Yantai Hill is used as a mini museum showcasing the history of Yantai Port.Continue Reading
Tag: History
Zhoucun 周村 – #4 Zhoucun Pancake Museum 周村烧饼博物馆
And finally, my favourite pastime when I travel – a visit to the local museum. And the first food relatedContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Warm as Jade 溫潤如玉
Confucius once said, “A gentleman should be like a piece of jade.” He held the characteristics of jade in highContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Buddhist Relics 佛光普照
The Manchurian emperors of Qing dynasty were staunch believers of Buddhism, and this fervent belief resulted in one of theContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Books 古書
I am no bookworm, but I do enjoy looking at antique books. Which makes me wonder. If the Chinese inventedContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Emperor Decrees 皇帝詔曰
Archival documents are not merely records produced by government agencies in the course of their administrative activities but also anContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Bronzes 青銅器
I have blogged about bronze wares previously, but I explored them mainly in terms of their purpose and significance. AsContinue Reading
National Palace Museum – Maogong Ding 毛公鼎
The Mao Gong ding was excavated in Qishan County, Shaanxi province in 1843, during the Qing dynasty, Daoguang Emperor’s reign. Together with theContinue Reading
Shanghai Museum – Da Ke Ding 大克鼎
Da Yu Ding 大盂鼎 (on display at the National Museum of China, Beijing) and Da Ke Ding 大克鼎 are twoContinue Reading
National Museum of China – Da Yu Ding 大盂鼎
Considered one of the three most important 鼎 ding in Chinese archaeology, Da Yu ding 大盂鼎 was kept in ChinaContinue Reading