#TreasureTroveTales Answer time: The Chinese characters of the brocade arm guard mean “Five stars rising in the east favor the middle kingdom,” symbolizing ancient ...
#TreasureTroveTales Answer time: The stone carving is called "Horse Trampling on Xiongnu Warrior," one of the sculptures in front of the tomb of the ...
During the Han Dynasty, people believed that jade burial objects could prevent the soul of the dead from disintegrating and jade suits could prevent ...
The two sets of bronze chariots and horses were unearthed in 1980 near the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang, China's first emperor in Xi'an, Northwest China's ...
The ancient Chinese bronze artifact is called Rectangular Measuring Vessel of Shang Yang and was used to measure grain or liquid. Did you guess ...
The Terracotta Warriors discovered at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum are known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." This crouching Terracotta Warrior is actually ...
This week's Treasure Trove Tales presents a unique "sound of China" that spans over 2,000 years, the Zenghouyi Chime Bells. It also remains the ...
This week's #TreasureTroveTales presents you the Eagle-shaped gold crown, the only complete king's crown of the nomadic tribe Xiongnu known to exist in China. ...
This petite and cute-looking bronze tiger turns out to be an emblem that could mobilize thousands of soldiers. But how did it work? Today ...
Treasure Trove Tales: The Sword of King Goujian of Yue
This week's #TreasureTroveTales presents the finest bronze vessel in Henan Museum's collection, the Lotus-Crane Square Pot. As a product with an elegant shape and ...
This week's TreasureTroveTales presents a 3,000-year-old Chinese cultural relic known as the Dake Ding, which weighs over 200 kg. The inscription inside the ding ...
Step back in time with the #Sanxingdui Bronze Altar, a work of art displaying the first complete representation of the sacrificial scenes of the ...
#GTGraphic: Standing nearly four meters tall, this incredible bronze tree took experts eight years to restore. It was probably designed as a Divine Tree ...
The Bronze Head with A Gold Mask, dating back to more than 3,000 years ago, is the most well-preserved among the unearthed bronze heads ...
#GTGraphic: What constitutes haute couture jewelry? The second wife of Jin Muhou from 3,000 years ago had strict aesthetic criteria: -Excellent jade quality and craftsmanship -Auspicious ...
#GTGraphic: Why is China, or Zhongguo, called the Middle Kingdom? He Zun, the ancient wine vessel that bears the word “Zhongguo” for the first ...
A gui was a vessel used for holding cereals that was featured in ancient rituals. Unearthed from Lintong, Shaanxi Province, in 1976, this particular ...
Angry Bird from 3,000 years ago? This week's Treasure Trove Tales features a 3,000-year-old owl-shaped Zun, which is a wine vessel used in rituals. ...
This week's Treasure Trove Tales features a 3,000-year-old jade phoenix. It belonged to Fu Hao, queen of the Shang king Wu Ding. As a ...
GTGraphic: This week's Treasure Trove Tales presents the heaviest bronze ware in ancient China to date, the Houmuwu Square Cauldron (ding). Weighing over 800 ...
The strokes that Chinese people draw today, were once carved into bones. This week's Treasure Trove Tales presents a rare 3,000-year-old Yin Inlaid Turquoise ...
Below the fields of Erlitou, Luoyang, Henan Province, lies a city. At its heart is a vast palace, and some people believe this was ...
This ancient jade ceremonial artifact, hailed as the "Jade Cong King," was discovered in 1986 in the Lake Taihu area of eastern China, once ...
While we await the Year of the Dragon, this week's Treasure Trove Tales presents the 5,000-year-old Hongshan Jade Dragon unearthed near Chifeng, N China's ...
In this week's Treasure Trove Tales, we'll learn about the Longshan Eggshell Black Pottery Cup, dating back to the Longshan Culture period, 4,000 years ...
This week, Treasure Trove Tales will introduce another Chinese cultural relic, the Eagle-shaped Pottery Tripod, from 6,000 years ago. Unearthed in NW China's Shaanxi ...
#TreasureTroveTales: The Jiahu Bone Flute, made between 7,800 and 9,000 years ago, was unearthed at the Jiahu Neolithic Site in Central China's Henan Province. ...
As the Year 2024 begins, we are launching a new project Treasure Trove Tales that will introduce one Chinese cultural relic every week. Today we ...
As the #Year2024 begins, we are launching a new project #TreasureTroveTales that will introduce one Chinese cultural #relic every week. Today we will take ...