Many ancient nations in the world have their ownunique artistic temperament and aspirations Greek tragedies,Italian operas,Russian ballets Shakespeare'splays are sources...
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When the couple went back in 1928,they were invited by the Northeastern University in Shenyang.At that time Shenyang was underthe...
Chinese communist military commander Chen Yi praised Mei Lanfang as“a universal man”. Mei Lanfang(October 22,1894-August 8,1961)was one of S the...
Liang Sicheng was born on April 20,1901 in Tokyo,Japan,where his father Liang Qichao was in exile from China after the...
Introduction Liang Sicheng(April20 1901-January 9,1972)was the son of Liang Qichao,a well-known Chinese thinker in the late Qing Dynasty. Liang Sicheng...
There is a saying in western world:“when you come to China,Forbidden City may not be on your agenda,yet visiting Gu...
When Liang was later given the responsibility to develop a national style of architecture by the Communist Party of China,his...
The same reverence toward history was reflected by most of Liang's design works.One example was around 1950 when he and...
Restoration works Liang's first experience participating in the restoration of an old building was in 1932,when he was asked to...
The Qianlong Emperor(1711-1799)was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty and reigned officially from 11 October. 1735 to 8...
The fall of Heshen,the rise of Jiaqing.How corrupted can a man be that his treasure even threatens the emperor? Niohuru...
Bid Beijing was elected as the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13,2001 during the 112th IOC...
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games,officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad,was a major international multi-sport event that took...
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,also known as the People's PCC or just"The PCC”,is a political advisorybody in the People's...
At 3 pm on October 1,the PRC founding ceremony began. After Mao Zedong read the declaration from the Central People's...
On October 1st 1949,Chairman Mao declared in front of the Tian'anmen:“The People's Republic of China is established”.This scene shall be...
The design of the 2008 Olympic Torch was based on traditional scrolls and used a traditional Chinese design known as...
The Imperial Gardens at the Old Summer Palace were made up of three gardens:The Garden of Perfect Brightness proper,the Garden...
In 1860,British and French expeditionary forces,having marchedinland from the coast,reached Peking(Beijing).On September 29,two envoys,Henry Loch and Harry Parkes went ahead...
Introduction The Old Summer Palace,known in Chinese as Yuan Ming Yuan(the Gardens of Perfect Brightness)and originally called the ImperialGardens,was a...