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Seattle Art Museum showcases Ai Weiwei’s rebellious artworks
Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is showcasing an exhibit by contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei from March 12 to Sept. 7, titled ...
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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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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
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Items from collection of National Museum of China to be presented in Russia for the first time
For the first time in Russia, artefacts from the collection of the National Museum of China will be presented, revealing the peculiarities of the country's culinary traditions. TV BRICS is the ...
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Rare Korean moon jars on display at Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum opened a new exhibit of Korean moon jars. They’re white, globular jars that were popularized in the ...
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The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei has Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot as its inspiration. And the reason for this is found in ...
Silk Road art treasures from Gansu exhibited in Beijing
An exhibition featuring over 240 Silk Road artifacts opened Tuesday at the National Art Museum of China (NAMC) in ...
Hole-ridden folding screen, bridal robe regain their splendor after restoration
In the year 1826, the governor of Pyeongan Province - now part of modern-day North Korea - hosted a grand banquet along the ...
Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds
How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...
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Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes From the Minneapolis Institute of Art
One of the world’s greatest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes outside of China is on view for the first time in NYC at China Institute Gallery.
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Simple mausoleum in Henan belies importance of warrior occupant
The mausoleum in suburban Anyang, Henan province, seemed not to match the fame of its occupant, the late Eastern Han Dynasty ...
Korea's 14-meter hanging Buddhist painting on track to become national treasure
A towering 17th-century hanging Buddhist painting, regarded as one of the most representative examples of Korea’s large-scale ...