Thursday, October 6, 2011
This Western Han Imperial tomb is probably China’s best-kept archaeological secret. It only opened to the public a few years ago, and there is not yet public transportation to the site. The terracotta warriors are a third the size of the more famous ones of nearby Qin Shihuang’s tomb, but here visitors can walk over [...]
Thursday, October 6, 2011
This museum, just inside the South Gate of Xi’an’s Ming city wall, has thousands of steles and other works of stone, including the 4 horses of Li Shimen still in China, as well as the Nestorian Stone chronicling the introduction of Christianity into China in the Tang Dynasty. As usual, I ran dreadfully short of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
This is the Tang Dynasty (and following) Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Unfortunately, I ran [...]
Sunday, November 29, 2009
This is the Han Dynasty (and following) Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Photos by Gary [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
This is the Qin State Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Photos by Gary L. Todd, [...]
Monday, November 23, 2009
This is the Western Zhou Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Photos by Gary L. Todd, [...]
Xi’an (or its immediate vicinity) has a very long history serving as the capital of many dynasties: Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Tang. With many tombs from many ages it is a rich source of ancient artifacts, many of which are displayed in this museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias [...]