Declaration of Independence
There’s a special permanent exhibition the National Gallery of Singapore. Behind glass cabinets were the set of documents that proclaimContinue Reading
Tag: Museums
Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage #4 : The Flower Path 花径
From the South Entrance of Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum 成都杜甫草堂博物馆 (“The Cottage”), there are series of exhibition halls andContinue 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
Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage #2 : The Main Entrance 正门中轴线
Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum 成都杜甫草堂博物馆 is the official name of the park that included the former site ofContinue Reading
Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage #1 : The Cottage 杜甫草堂
If you have studied Chinese literature in school, you would have memorised poems by Du Fu 杜甫. Even though heContinue Reading
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
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
Yantai – Yantai Hill Lighthouse 烟台山灯塔
This lighthouse is the symbol of this coastal city in the Northeast China. Yantai Lighthouse can be seen from anyContinue 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