China has 56 different ethnic groups, each of which has its favorite musical instruments. The Silk and Bamboo music and...
Culture
from Guangyuan, Sichuan Province In addition to drums, clappers, and transverse flutes, traditional opera of the Song-yuan period also utilized...
from Xuanhua, Hebei Province In 1971 , villagers leveling ground in Xuanhua, Hebei Province discovered an ancient tomb that contained...
China's traditional opera has an extremely long history, with origins reaching back to the pre-Qin period (prior to 221 BC)....
The konghou (harp) is another plucked string instrument that was introduced to China from Western Asiavia the Silk Road. Two...
from Hejialong, Wuchang The practice of burying pottery figurines with the dead, common during the Han Dynasty, once more came...
This famous snuff bottle was made by Imperial Affairs Administration of the Qing Dynasty in Qianlong Period. In flfl at...
Painted Enamel Handle Kettle with Framed Space was made by the Imperial Affairs Administration in Qianlong Period, which is the...
Famille Rose Porcelain Plate with Pattern of Lady and Playing Children was fired in Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty....
This court robe for the emperor of the Qing Dynasty represents the highest level of the Chinese embroidery technology. It...
Jewelry Enamel Fish Ear Furnace features copper body, gold plating, round belly and swelling body, outward inclined mouth and ring...
Yellow Rosewood Openwork Backrest Armchair adopts straight line as main line, but the arc shape of chair circle contrasts and...
Purple Sand Peach-shaped Cup was created in the late Ming Dynasty, which is a tea appliance. It is composed of...
This Tixi box features round plane. Red and black lacquer is applied with about 100 layers on wooden body. The...
In blue-and-white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, Celebrity Profile figure is one of the primary decoration themes, which mainly sources...
This is a shawl worn by Buddhist monk in major ceremonies, which is made of gold-woven brocade. In the Yuan...
This is a rare masterpiece of the Southern Song Dynasty. It not only reproduces sketch effect of the original painting,...
This set of refined wine objects is unearthed from the Northern Song Dynasty tomb in Haining County, Zhejiang. It was...
from the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing The qin is China's oldest plucked string instrument. Throughout Chinese history, members...
from the Nara National Museum, Japan The ruanxian (round lute) was another popular instrument of the Sui-Tang period (581-907 AD)....