In this period, Buddhism was widespread and won the support from royal families. Monks set to construct gardens on a...
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A lot of records and documents record the private gardens in this time. Some private gardens such as the residential...
Private Gardens and Monastic Gardens of the Wei，Jin，Southern and Northern Dynasties The Wei dynasty（220-265），Jin dynasty（265-420），and Southern and Northern Dynasties（420-589）witnessed the...
In Han dynasty, the palatial garden and its architectural art originating and developing from early Qin dynasty grew in maturity....
In the Qin（221-207BC）and Han（206BC-220 AD）dynasties，the feudal rulers further developed hunting parks into palatial gardens，a new form named Gong Yuan in...
According to the historical records, Chinese garden culture can date back to theShang(16th-1lth century BC) and the Zhou dynasties (1046-771BC)...
He Chaozong was a porcelain sculptor active in the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming dynasty. The Chinese art...
The Ming government continued to support Tibetan Buddhism and kept its supremacy in Tibet. High-ranking Tibetan lamas were invited to...
Many important works of art of the Palace Museum in Beijing were removed south before the Anti-Japanese War. However, before...
The Imperial Palace is situated at the heart of Shenyang old city. Its originalname was Mukden (Shengjing) Palace. After the...
Puyi's abdication did not force him to leave the Forbidden City. According to the Articles of Favorable Treatment of the...
The Manchurian rulers attached great importance to the function of literature in governing the nation. Many books were compiled under...
In 353, when the sage calligrapher Wang Xizhi had party with friends in the Orchid Pavilion, he wrote down the...
Under the reign of Emperor Shunzhi, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Yongzheng, the Qing dynasty enjoyed political stability and economic prosperity...
If we look at the parts of the Forbidden City separately, we will find out that it is composed of...
The layout of the Forbidden City focuses on the Central Axis.In the Ming dynasty，it started from the Great Ming Gate（Daming...
The ancient Chinese philosophers regarded Yin and Yang as two opposing bodies of the world. Yin and Yang work together...
Architecture reflects culture.The ancient Chinese buildings contained rich symbolic meanings which could be regarded as a unique architectural language.The palaces...
The Forbidden City was the imperial complex of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Chinese emperor claimed himself to be...
Holding a strategically important position to confront with the Han regime in the south, Beijing was the capital of Liao,...