Category: History
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MYTHOLOGIES: Stories Captured in Graphite
Balkishan Jhumat Myths, fantasy, and legends, have always fascinated me. I’ve been reading about them since childhood, and continue to do so. The passion I have for mythological stories has not dimmed. Of all the ‘world myths’ in existence, I have to say that my favourites originate from ancient Greece and Asia. The mythologies of…
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Hesse, Buddhism, Eastern Philosophy and You
Once upon a time, in the 20th Century, there was a German writer named Hermann Hesse. Hesse, like any good person, strongly objected to Nazism and was exiled to Switzerland where he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Whilst you may be thinking, this is all very interesting but what does it have to do…
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Poetry and the Soul of Asia
It is said that the great Chinese poet Li Bai/Po was once on a boat in the middle of the lake and he saw the reflection of the moon dancing on the water. Filled with feelings beyond our comprehension, the great poet leant over the side of the boat to kiss the moon and fell…
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Guessing the Lantern Riddles: The Chinese Lantern Festival
The lantern festival always is on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar calendar.Families gather up and place lanterns outside their homes and launch them into the night sky! Most lanterns are red in color, and they all basically represent a wish for good fortune, money, health, luck! Traditional activities On…
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Chinese Historical Relics：Changxin Palace Lamp
Changxin palace lamp is one of the bronze Bronze Lamps in Han Dynasty, which was cast in 172 BC. 1968 unearthed in mancheng County, Hebei Province, Zhongshan Jing Wang Liu Sheng’s wife Dou Yan tomb. The palace lamp is a palace woman sitting in gold and double-handed lights, with a quiet and elegant demeanor. The…
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Chinese Lacquer: Big Gilded Wood Carved Shrine
The shrine is a special tool for the people to worship the Ancestors. It is most common to decorate with golden lacquer wood carvings. It is placed in the ancestral hall, worship the ancestors, and trace the source. Big shrine placed in the ancestral hall, the center of the main hall of the large residential,…
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Chinese Historical Relics: Bronze Shell Container with Four Bulls
A Bronze Shell Container with Four Bulls and a Gilded Horse Rider on Top Bronze Shell Container is the unique bronze ware of ancient Indian state, with strong local characteristics and national style. It is mostly used to store shellfish coins, which is equivalent to our piggy bank today. At the same time, Shell Container…
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Chinese landscape painting: The Vast Land
The Vast Land is the green landscape painting of the Northern Song Dynasty. One of the ten most famous paintings in China. It was painted by Wang ximeng, a young painter who was only 18 years old. Wang ximeng is the Northern Song Dynasty Painting Academy student, has been personally taught by Emperor Huizong of…
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