Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Mawangdui Tombs in Changsha are one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures, due to an incredible degree of preservation. Over 3000 cultural relics have come from the tombs: pottery, lacquerware, food items, textiles, and an almost perfectly-preserved corpse of a noble woman who died over 2100 years ago. The bamboo and silk texts are [...]
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Hunan Provincial Museum has a great collection of ancient Shang and Western Zhou bronzes. One gallery features the ten greatest archaeological discoveries of Hunan Province, several of which are among the greatest discoveries in the world. The museum’s greatest treasures are the over 3000 cultural artifacts excavated from the three Mawangdui Tombs of the Han [...]
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Changsha City Museum features artifacts from the city’s 3000-year history. Hunan Province’s most famous resident was Chairman Mao Zedong, though the city was also prominent during the Taiping Uprising in the 1850s. Most of the ancient city was destroyed either at that time, or during the anti-Japanese War. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., [...]
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Over 100,000 bamboo strips were found in an ancient well, the largest collection of such texts ever found. They are from the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era. Other bamboo and wood texts are also exhibited at this museum next to Tianxin Park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias [...]
This museum features carved stone tomb lintels and doors from the Eastern Han Dynasty, all found in the Nanyang area. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/HanStoneTombSculptureMuseumNanyang#
Shanshan was a commercial center near Nanyang where merchants from neighboring provinces exchanged goods and worshiped the god of business (Guan Yu). It was built in the mid-18th century and operated throughout much of the Qing Dynasty. Most of the amazing architecture is original. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International [...]
The observatory was built over 700 years ago during the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and most famous one in China. The museum displays artifacts found nearby, mostly from the Neolithic Peiligang Culture. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/YuanObservatoryAndMuseum#
This is the Henan Provincial Museum’s collection of carved stones, consisting mainly of Eastern Han Dynasty tomb carvings, Buddhism sculptures, and stone honor guards. In addition to 8 museum albums from 2010, I have 3 earlier albums from this museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. [...]
These are the bronzes excavated from tombs of the ancient Chu State which existed during the Spring and Autumn period in southern Henan. In addition to 8 museum albums from 2010, I have 3 earlier albums from this museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China.http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/HenanMuseum2010ChuStateBronzeGallery#
This is the collection of ancient jade from Neolithic cultures to the present. In addition to 8 museum albums from 2010, I have 3 earlier albums from this museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China.http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/HenanMuseum2010JadeGallery#