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51. The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Ge Kilns
Styles and shapes of the ceramics produced were strictly defined by the emperor. Their quality was paramount, and even the tiniest flaw meant immediate destruction of a piece, no matter how
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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52. Imperial Kilns of the Song Dynasty
IN 1135, the northern part of the Song Empire was occupied by Jin armies.Eight years earlier in 1127, Bianliang (present-day Kaifeng), capital of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) had been captured
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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53. Princess Kong Sizhen
ONE of the many outstanding women in Chinese history is Kong Sizhen - the Han princess who devoted her life to upholding the 268-year-long Manchu Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).Kong Sizhen, daughter of Han
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54. Shadow Play and Image Artistry
THE art of cinemati-cally conveying light and images emerged in China just one century ago. But the Chinese fascination with light and shadow began much earlier.Chinese ancients regarded anything
Author: By staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 9 PDF HTML
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55. The Performance Art of Peking Opera
BY the turn of the 19th century, Beijing's status as economic, political and cultural capital had attracted so many theatrical troupes from Shaanxi, Anhui, and Hubei that it resembled a multi-faceted
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56. The Peking Opera Aesthetic
WITHIN traditional Chinese aesthetics there is actual and virtual appreciation of beauty. The former is the emotional response to beauty as perceived through sight, hearing and olfaction; the latter
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57. Role-Defining Peking Opera Stage Makeup
PEKING Opera stage makeup is applied in a spirit similar to that of paint to canvas. The "picture" on a performer's face instantly identifies him or her in one of the hundreds of roles in the Peking
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58. Sports and Games of Old China
FootballFootball, or to be more exact, soccer, was first played in China in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Then, as now, the actual ball was made of leather, but inflated with hair and other soft
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59. The Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple
AMONG the forest of steles in front of Shaolin Temple is that inscribed by Li Shimin. second emperor (reigned 627 650) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Upon succeeding his father Li Yuan as emperor, Li
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60. The Classic Mirror of Wise Rule
THE Tang Dynasty (618 a glorious chapter in Chinese history. II was when Emperor Taizong (named Li Shimin) (597-649) led China into a period of unprecedented political and social harmony, as well as
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