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King of Nanyue Tomb Museum, Guangzhou

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

This tomb of the second king of the Nanyue Kingdom, Zhao Mo, was discovered in 1983 in Guangzhou. It dates from the 2nd century BC, in the Western Han Dynasty. The tomb had never been looted, and yielded some 11,000 relics, the most important of which are on display at the modern museum facility. A [...]

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Guangzhou (Canton) City Museum

Monday, March 16, 2009

Guangzhou City Museum, housed in the Zhenhai Tower in Yuexiu Park, traces the history of the Guangzhou (Canton) area from neolithic settlement through the Qing Dynasty. Nearby is the Tomb of the King of Yue Museum. Poor lighting & long exposure time left some of these images blurred. My apologies. Photos by Gary L. Todd, [...]

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Nanyue Tomb Porcelain Pillow Collection, Guangzhou

Sunday, March 15, 2009

This collection of porcelain pillows was donated to Guangzhou by Hong Kong industrialist Yeung Wing Tak & his wife. The collection of over 200 pillows ranges from Tang through Yuan Dynasties, with most of them made during the Song & Jin Dynasties. They are housed in the Museum of the King of Nanyue near Yuexiu [...]

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Guangzhou (Canton), China

Sunday, March 15, 2009

In March, 2009, I took these photos of Guangzhou (Canton), China, in Yuexiu Park, Six Banyan Temple, and the Memorial Garden to the 5000 Revolutionary Martyrs killed by the Nationalists in 1927 during the suppression of the Guangzhou Commune. Yuexiu Park has a famous statue celebrating the legend of five immortals who rode on goats [...]

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