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China’s First Domestic Cats Took the Silk Road 1,400 Years Ago, New Study Finds
Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...
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Han Meilin
Han Meilin is a contemporary Chinese artist known for both his paintings and sculptures of animals. Han notably created the Fuwa (good-luck dolls) mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The ...
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6 must-see museums of Xi’an
Steles are stone carvings and this collection of over 3,000 depict everything from important historical records to paintings and ... the first emperor of the Han Dynasty. This particular artefact ...
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Mythical ‘danglu’ discovered in ancient Han Dynasty tomb in N.China’s Shanxi
The tomb, dating from the reign of Wang Mang (9-23) to the early Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), has yielded various artifacts including ceramics, copper, lead, and glass items and a distinctive ...
Ritual bronzes from ancient China on display in New York City
Over 70 Chinese ritual bronzes from 12th century BC in the Shang dynasty to 1st-2nd century AD in the Han dynasty will ...