First of all, in order to resist the aggression of the nomadic Huns from the north, he employed soldiers and...
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After annexingthe six states,Ying Zheng gave orders to standardize coins for the convenience of nationwide commodity circulation.The new copper coin...
Square Brick Engraved with 12 Lesser Seal characters At the local level,Ying Zheng replaced the system of enfeoffment(practiced since the...
After proclaiming himself emperor, Ying Zheng instituted political, cultural and economic reforms to solidify his rule. These drastic measures had...
By that time Ying Zheng who had ruled the State of Qin for 25 years was not satisfied with the...
Following Minister of Justice Li Sis advice, the ambitious Ying Zheng was determined to annex the six states of Han,...
Qin Dynasty Teracotta Warriors and Horses Buried in the Mausoleum of Emperor Ying zheng (located in Lintong District,Xian city,Shaanxi Province)statue...
In 1935, the great Chinese opera star Mei Lanfang (1894-1961 AD) toured the former Soviet Union. Some fans returned to...
Western opera attempts to reproduce the real world on stage. Kunqu opera, on the other hand, uses stylized performing techniques...
Kunqu librettos are comprised of prose, local dialect, and poetry. Prose and dialect are used primarilyfor dialogues and soliloquies, while...
Kunqu opera is China's oldest existing dramatic art form. As such, it embodies the spirit of traditional Chinese culture in...
Kunqu opera originated among the common people,and owed its wide appeal to the creative reformsof folk musicians such as Wei...
To a certain extent,the development of Kunqu opera reflected the evolution of mainstream Chinese culture.The traditional Chinese arts are comprised...
Kunqu opera's elegant and innovative style elevated it far beyond the other more unsophisticatedtheater forms of its time. Kunqu continued...
Folk artists played a critical role in the early development of Kunqu opera. After Kunqu opera became established as a...
Kunqu opera emerged as a new dramatic art form during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). Starting in the late 16th...
Straw Hat Juggling is a new acrobatic act based on skills of hand coordination that have been practiced in China...
Acrobatic Ballet and the Defiance of Gravity Two thousand years ago during the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor...
Throughout the 3,000-year history of Chinese acrobatics, its practitioners have spared no efforts in the quest for new techniques, new...
Springboard Stunts and Traditional Sports Difficult five-person tower in Women's Group Springboard Stunts Acrobatic Springboard Stunts have their origins in...