In the northern grasslands from the northeast to northwest, the Donghu, Huns, Wuhuan and Xianbei nomads created unique cultures and...
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Yunnan is in the southwestern frontier of China，and is the origin of Yuanmou man，the earliest mankind in China.Yunnan is also...
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period，Chinese calligraphy developed in diverse directions.Calligraphic relics consist of written...
The number of pieces of bronze ware with inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty is high，and the number of inscribed...
The number of inscribed characters on bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty is usually low，sometimes two or three.Some inscriptions are...
Bronze ware inscriptions are also called metal text. Most bronze ware inscriptions are found on bells and vessels, so the...
In the beginning, bronze ware inscriptions were in discreet places, such as the interior surface of vessels and on handles....
In the Shang Dynasty bronze ware decorative patterns，there were many lifelike animal images，for example birds，elephants，deer，rabbits and cicadas.But the craftsmen of...
Since the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty，some specific patterns gradually became abstract and formed a new design called curled...
The Taotie pattern，the most popular bronze ware decorative design in the Shang and Zhou dynasties，was named by scholars of the...
The combination of color pattern decorations and unique molds creates unique charms of bronze ware of ancient China. The bronze...
An important part of bronze ware of the Shang and Zhou dynasties is the figure work with sculptural characteristics, and...
"The most important affairs of a country lie in sacrificial rites and military affairs,"said the famous work Zuo Zhuan (Commentary...
The Yue（music）in the ancient China also refers to recreational activities including music and dance.The ancient people attached great importance to...
The water vessel is also a kind of ritual bronze.Compared with food and wine vessels，the bronze water vessel is small...
Ancient Chinese learned the ant of brewery very early. Archeologists discovered the components of ancient wine featuring rice, honey, fruit...
Bronze utensils, belonging to ritual ware, were mainly used in sacrifices, banquets and other ceremonies or events for cooking and...
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty witnessed the second peak in the development of bronze ware in China. After the fall of...
The Zhou clan, growing up in the northwestern regions, established the Zhou Dynasty after defeating theShang Dynasty under Emperor Wuwang...
The Shang Dynasty, the second slavery dynasty in China's history, was established in 1600 BC under the leadership of eastern...