A Southern Song dynasty-era vase sold for 113.9 million Hong Kong dollars (US$14.7 million) at a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong on Tuesday, one of the highest prices ever paid at auction for a ceramic ...
A Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) tomb of an aristocrat has been discovered near the Dongqian Lake burial complex in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province, according to the China News Service. The ...
Wind and Snow in the Fir Pines, Li Shan (mid-12th to early 13th century), China, Jin dynasty, late 12th century Freer Gallery of Art The Shu River, traditionally attributed to Li Gonglin (ca.
The Drunken Monk (detail), artist: traditionally attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049–1106); calligrapher: frontispiece by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711–1799); inscription: three ...
Insects have long held an esteemed status in Asian cultures. Here’s how one particularly boisterous insect species is rumored to have altered the course of Asian history. The year 1273 A.D. was a ...
ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA—According to a report in Live Science, two 800-year-old tombs have been unearthed at a construction site in eastern China. Inscriptions identify the tomb occupants as Lord Hu ...
Archaeologists conduct a manual drill survey at the Six Mausoleums of the Song Dynasty site. [Photo provided to China Daily] Archaeologists uncover an additional site in Zhejiang, revealing exile, ...
The period of the Five Dynasties and Ten States, which succeeded the Tang Dynasty, was one of almost continual warfare. In 960, Zhao Kuangyin, a general of the State of Later Zhou, established the ...
Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province, draws visitors not only with the scenic beauty of West Lake but also with a lingering cultural spirit that dates back to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), when the ...
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