Text and photo by Xin Yuan Longquan Celadon Displayed in Capital Museum

The Exhibition on Longquan Celadon was held in the Capital Museum in Beijing during the Chinese New Year. The 85 celadon masterpieces produced in Longquan offered viewers an opportunity to learn more about the history of this famous celadon kiln center of ancient China.     

Exhibition on Chinese Archaeology Held in Capital Museum

The Exhibition on Chinese Archaeology, co-organized by the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Capital Museum, was recently held in the Capital Museum. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Archaeology, this exhibition exhibits major achievements that hundreds of Chinese archaeologists have scored over decades. It is also the largest archaeologica exhibition ever held in China.     

Unearthed Relics of Chu Culture Displayed at National Museum

The Exhibition of Cuhural Rel- ics of Shang and Zhou Dynas- ties Unearthed from Hubei Prov-ince was recently on view at the National Museum o｜China in Beijing, This exhi- bition displayed 122 pieces/sets of cul- tural relics from the collection of Huhei Provincial Museum as well as other ten museums of Hubei province, showcas- ing the civilization of ancient China dat- ing from the early Shang Dynasty （1600 - 1046 BC）to the Warring States period （475 - 221 BC）.     

Chinese Murals Displayed in Kennedy Center

Eight visual art exhibitions highlighted the Festival of China last October, the largest Chinese cultural exchange event ever taking place in America, including three terracotta warriors excavated in Xi＇an, a sculpture and installation exhibition planned by renowned Chinese curator Prof. Fan Di＇an, a cloth and patchwork display entitled ＂Chinese Red＂designed by famous Hong Kong artist Ye Jintian, a fashion exhibition entitled ＂New China Fashion＂ co-planned by overseas Chinese designers Tan Yanyu and Wang Weiwei, and the firework show entitled ＂Tornado＂ by Cai Guoqiang. Among them, the most significant are the two mural works created by Prof. Sun Jingbo from Central Academy of Fine Arts.     

Chinese Art in the Cernuschi Museum

After the three and half years of facelift, the Cemuschi Museum ,was finally reopened one year ago.Guided by Mr. Gilles Beguin, director of the museum, we visited the museum which has the second largest collection of Asian art in France, only next to Museum Guimet.[第一段]     

Splendor of Chinese Porcelain The exhibition of porcelain art of ancient China held in the National Museum of China

China is the world’s earliest ceramic producer and porcelain inventor. As early as in the Xia Dynasty (ca. 2070 BC – ca. 1600 BC), green-glazed ceramics, quite similar to porcelain wares, appeared in China. By the 2nd century AD, ancient Chinese succeeded in producing porcelain wares with radiant glaze, transparent texture, low water absorption and clear resonance, at the     

The Search of Immortality Tomb Treasures of Han China Displayed in UK

<正>The Exhibition"Search of Immortalit Tomb Treasures of Han China",co-organized by Art Exhibitions China and the Fitzwilliam Museum of the Cambridge University...     

Waxworks of China National Museum

The National Waxworks Museum of China, as part of China National Museum, showcases 126 life like wax figures of celebrity from China and the rest of the world which feature exquisite craftsmanship, vivid portraits and unique scenes. Since its opening in 2004, the waxworks on display have attracted numerous visitors and media coverage. A press article used the caption ＂On the opening day, the real guardian even frightened an old woman＂ to describe how lifelike these waxworks are.     

The Geological Museum of China

The Geological Museum of China, first built in 1916, is the largest of its kind in Asia and currently collects 200,000 samples, some of which are the mostvaluable in the world, such as the Shandong Dinosaur fossil, the world＇s tallest, most well-preserved fossil of duck-billed dinosaur; the Oriental Shenzhou Dinosaur fossil, the world＇s only extant coelurosaur fossil; teeth fossils of Yuanmou Ape Man, China＇s oldest human fossils ever found： the world＇s largest single crystal; the world＇s largest yellow arsenic crystal; huge cands and more,     

黄土文明的过去和未来

山西大学借百年校庆的机会，邀请海峡两岸的学者，以“全球化与黄土文明”为主题举行学术论坛，是很有意义的。我想围绕这个主题，谈一点自己的想法，向大家请教。一、黄土文明是中华文明的摇篮，在历史上有过自己的辉煌所谓黄土文明，应该是指孕育、诞生和生长于我国黄土高原这一特定自然环境与社会环境的文化形态。中国的黄土高原，是世界上最大的黄土沉积区，位于我国中部偏北，包括太行山以西、青海省以东、秦岭以北、长城以南的广大地区，跨山西、陕西、甘肃、青海、宁夏、河南等省区，东西千余千米，南北约700千米，全部面积约40万平…     

先秦时期的"台"文化

人类在适应和控制自然环境的进程中，最富有创造性的一项成果便是宫室台榭的发明。这些建筑形式的出现，不仅大大增强了人们对自然的适应和控制能力，而且也反映了一定的社会文化现象，有着很深的文化意蕴。其中，作为先秦时期人们建筑生活中的“台”，即具有这样的特点。     

论金沙江文化与文明起源

金沙江化是中国化的重要组成部分之一，对于探索中国古代明的起源有着重要的学术理论价值。所谓金沙江化，是指金沙江的流域化。作为一种流域化，金沙江化具有自身的各种特色。从史前化到青铜化阶段，金沙江化均具整合与不整合的流域形态，其基础在于不同的地域类型。金沙江明的起源时代，相当于它的青铜时代，青铜化十分发达，但仍在国家制度之外徘徊。汉代政治化的扩展，把金沙江各族纳入明社会，成为中国明一个重要的亚明区。     

Exhibition on Chinese Archaeology Held in Capita Museum

<正>The Exhibition on Chinese Archaeology,co-organized by the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Capital Museum,was recently held in the Capital Museum.In celebration     

Confucius Statue Installed Outside the National Museum of China

On January 11,2011,a huge bronze statue of Confucius,9.5 meters in height,was officially installed outside the north gate of the National Museum of China to the east     

Indelible Memory of the Golden Time ＂Oral Records of Cultural Exchanges in the Early Period of New China＂ Published

<正>On October 29, 2012, a grand event was held to celebrate the publication of "Golden Memory: Oral Records of Cultural Exchanges in the Early Period of New Chi...     

中国早期的冶金鼓风机——皮橐

鼓风应用于冶金，在我国有悠久的历史。我国古代先民发明的鼓风设备主要有皮橐、木扇式风箱和活塞式风箱。皮橐出现应不晚于春秋时代，是唐宋以前主要的鼓风设备，也是我国古代社会使用时间最长的鼓风机械，对我国冶金业的发展起到了重要的推动作用。因此，对皮橐的源流、原理、结构及原动力的演变等相关问题加以探讨很有必要。     

海外中国学研究的新视角

<正>一我观察到的西方某些学者研究"中国学"的三个新视点中国学术思想要走向世界,也许应对"海外中国学"有所了解。最近阅读了一些这方面的材料,有些想法,很想和大家讨论。但我不是研究"海外中国学"的专家,只是从我的专业(中国哲学)的角度关     

Memory of China：5000 Years of Civilization

Golden ornament of sun birds is an object unearthed from the Jinsha site near Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan Province in 2001. Made in the late period of the Shang Dynasty （1300 - 1046 BC）, this hollow-out work is composed of two layers. The inner layer features 12 revolving dented sunrays evenly distributed to form a circle.