Frequent occurrence of war in ancient China gave rise to the defense works of city walls and trenches, and thus...
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Local cities were various localities' strongholds of the imperial court's political and military rule and were often local economic and...
"Three hills and five gardens"is a collective term for the royal temporary dwelling palaces and gardens built in Beijing's western...
After the founding of a dynasty, great emphasis was given to selection of the capital location. Trusted ministers were often...
China's earliest city emerged in the late period of primitive society(C.3000-2000 BC), which basically coincided with the period when earliest...
In 2003, enthusiastic eaters could choose from among 40,000 registered restaurants, a 5, 000% increase from 1976. These restaurants range...
By now, readers have been already deeply impressed by the greatness and profundity of porce-lain production and porcelain cul-ture in...
Born in China，porcelain becomes widely loved by people from all over the world due to its elegant shapes and exquisite...
Chinese painting and calligraphy occupies a special status in the world painting art, as it is able to create almost...
Porcelain and Chinese Culture The evolution of porcelain，which is one of the most unique handicrafts of China，always re-flects indispensable influence...
After setting up the Imperial Kiln Workshop at Jingdezhen，the Qing court sent supervisors there to oversee porcelain firing.These supervisors usually...
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.Since its emergence in the Song dynasty，official kilns were always accompanied with a...
Official kilns, in contrast to the civilian kilns, refer to the official kilns which exclusively produce porcelain for the court....
Jingdezhen-the Porcelain Capital of China The name of Jingdezhen（Jingde town）naturally reminds people of delicate porcelain wares and scalding kilns.For hundreds...
While in fervent pursuit of the luxurious and magnificent style, the porcelain made in Ming and Qing also manifests strong...
Fencai (fammille rose) is a new variety of porcelain color based on five-colors (wucai), created under the influence of falangcai....
Falangcai or cloisonne originated from France and cloisonne ware, as one of fine and precious porcelain categories in the Qing...
Wucai and Doucai, as their names indicate, boast fabulous polychrome decorations. Then, what are the differences between them? Wucai ware,...
Rich and Varied Color Glaze Porcelain with color glaze appeared as early as in the Yuan dynasty. Unlike blue-and-white and...
In 1644, the Manchurian army conquered Beijing aftersweeping across the arduous Shanhaiguan Pass. Before their arrival, Chongzhen, the last Ming...