The National Museum in Beijing opened in March, 2011, after 5 years of renovation. I have 4 albums of photos taken April 7, but the majority of the exhibits were not yet open. This one is an exhibit of buddha religion art. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, [...]
The National Museum in Beijing opened in March, 2011, after 5 years of renovation. I have 4 albums of photos taken April 7, but the majority of the exhibits were not yet open. This one is a permanent exhibit about China’s recovery following a century of degradation at the hands of the West. Much of [...]
Nanning is in the south near the Vietnamese border. The museum is small, but has some very rare Baiyue bronze artifacts, and has the world’s largest collection of bronze drums. I included at the end some photos of People’s Park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NanningGuangxiProvincialMuseum#
This is a special exhibit of a hoard of Tang Dynasty treasures displayed at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in March, 2011. I have 5 earlier albums from this museum. Some of these artifacts can be found in my Tang Gallery album from 2009, and may even be better photos because the harsh lighting in this [...]
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The Bell & Drum Towers of Xi’an date from early Ming Dynasty, and, along with the pair in Beijing, are the best-preserved bell & drum towers in China. Both contain small museums, and offer musical performances at regular intervals. I have more photos of both posted in my earlier “Xi’an: Ancient Capital” album. Photos by [...]
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The Xi’an City Museum is next to the Xiaoyan Pagoda and contains relics from when Xi’an was the capital of the W Zhou, Qin, W Han, Sui & Tang dynasties. I first photographed it in spring, 2011, and returned to finish the job in October. Many bronzes and sancai photos are duplicated. I left the [...]
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Warring States Era Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, excavated in 1978, is the highlight of the Hubei Museum’s collections. The tomb contained the largest set of bronze bells ever found, plus many more first class treasures. This is one of 7 albums I’ve created for the Hubei Provincial Museum. Photos by Gary L. [...]
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Chu Culture existed in Hubei and Henan for about 800 years, during the Zhou Dynasty, until its conquest by Qin in 223 BC. It was one of the main states of China during the Spring & Autumn and the Warring States eras. I have another album of Chu State bronzes from the Henan Museum [...]
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We start with the Paleolithic culture of Yunxian Man, although I am highly doubtful of what anthropologists claim about early human history. Next we have the exhibit of the Neolithic culture of Qujialing. We end with the Shang Dynasty culture of Panlongcheng, which confirms that the Shang culture of Yin (Anyang) of the Central Plains [...]
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This album shows the contents of the early Ming Dynasty tomb of Zhu Zhanji, Prince Liangzhuang (1411-1441), who lived at the time of the great Chinese explorer Zheng He. The tomb was excavated in 2001. It is one of 7 albums I’ve created for this provincial museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of [...]
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