A Taste of China Chinese Cooking and Food Exhibition in France （Ⅱ）

<正>Ⅲ. Ancient Banquets and Ceremonies The information and relics of Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.) mainly come from tombs of that time. Many relics from the to...     

Chinese Culture Blossoms in France——A Review of the Opening Evets of China Cultural Year in France

It was getting cold and leaves falling in Paris in November. But the opening of China Cultural Year has brought springtime warmth to Paris people, With more and more cultural events opening as scheduled, Paris people are showing growing zeal in splendid and profound Chinese culture.     

The World of Khubilai Khan--The Exhibition ＂Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty＂ Held in the Metropolitan Museum （Part I）

<正>Khubilai(1215-1294)is the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty,a period witnessing unprecedented cultural diversity and prosperity in ancient China.Over the ...     

Intangible Cultural Heritage in China （I）

On December 4, 2013, UNESCO officially listed Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through abacus, as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is China＇s thirtieth inscribed on the List and made the country to rank top in terms of the elements to be included on the List.     

Ten Most Important Painting Masterpieces of Ancient China （Ⅲ）

"A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains",by Wang Ximeng, Northern Song Dynasty"A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains"by Wang Ximeng, Northern Song Dynasty(960-1127), is a landscape paintingmasterpiece of ancient China. It is now part of the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. Color on silk, the hand scroll is 1191.5cm long and 51.5cm wide.Wang was one of the most renowned palace painters of the time. He became     

Ten Most Important Painting Masterpieces of Ancient China （IV）

<正>"Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", by Huang Gongwang, Yuan Dynasty "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"is one of the few surviving works by Yuan Dynasty paint...     

The Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty（Part I）--The Exhibition on Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace Held in the History Museum of Taiwan

<正>The Exhibition"Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty:Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace",on show in the History Museum of Taiwan from January 29 to ...     

Chinese Porcelain Collection in Topkapi Palace：A Witness of Friendship

The Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, the royal palace of the Ottoman Empire in ancient times, serves as Turkey＇s national museum today, As one of the museums with the largest Chinese porcelain collection in the world, the Topkapi Palace boasts a total of 10,358 pieces of Chinese porcelain made during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. These porcelains fall into such categories as celadon, blue-and- white, single-color and multi-color porcelain, and were obtained as tributes, gifts, trophies or trade commodities in history.     

The World of Khubilai Khan （Part II） The Exhibition ＂Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty＂ Held in the Metropolitan Museum

<正>Religious Life Buddhism Zen was the most prominent of the several forms of Buddhism practiced in the period when China was ruled by Jurchens,but under Khubil...     

Tibet： a Holy Land at the Roof of the Earth （Part Ⅲ）

The exhibition ＂The Holy Land of Tibet＂ was held in Taipei Palace Museum from July 1 to September 19. Tibet, an autonomous region of China known as the Roof of the Earth ： enjoys rich and time-honored Buddhist traditions. For instance, a popular legend about the origin of the Tibetan people is widespread,that the Goddess of Mercy incarnated herself into Macaque and married with Rakasasa and their offspring were ancestors of theTibetan ethnic group. Religious concepts and image styles of Tibetan Buddhism are drastically different from Buddhism of inland China.That is why inland Chinese feel unfamiliar with Tibetan Buddhism.     

Ten Most Important Painting Masterpieces of Ancient China（I）

<正>In the world history of art,master artists of the Western world have left over numerous masterpieces,such as Leonardo de Vinci’s "Mona Lisa",Raphael’s "Madon...     

The History and Culture of Chinese Fans （Ⅱ）

<正>Fans are symbols of Chinese culture and arts. Techniques and materials used for making fans are evidence witnessing the evolution of Chinese civilization.Poe...     

3eyond the Beauty of Colors Nhite-glazed Porcelain of Ding Kiln （I）

<正>Ding Kiln originated from and prospered in Quyang County of northern China’s Hebei province. As Quyang was under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou in ancient time...     

My China Stories （I）Chinese Journalists Take Interview Journeys in Africa

In October 2009,the China-Africa Cooperation Forum held its 4th ministerial meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh,Egypt,with emphasis put on the further development of political equality and mutual trust,economic cooperation and co-win and cultural exchange.The Sharm el-Sheikh Action Plan 2010 - 2012 was endorsed at the meeting, including six major measures designed to increase China-Africa cultural exchange and cooperation. According to this action plan,event series entitled "Chinese Culture in Focus" and "African Culture in