China’s other great wall is impressive, too—and steeped in history
The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...
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Carriers of history and tradition
Incense burners in the shape of geese or ducks were among the most popular archaic designs from the Song Dynasty onward.
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Murder plot accused stole Ming dynasty porcelain from Geneva museum, court told
The items, including this Chinese Ming Dynasty vase, were worth around £2.78 million (Handout/PA) According to the facts read out by the prosecution, Kelly and Louis Ahearne had flown into Geneva from ...
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Lan Su Chinese Garden Plans First Major Expansion
The project will cost at least $34 million and double the 25-year-old city-owned cultural site’s footprint in Old Town.
This is the oldest living animal in the world
The remarkable longevity of these animals is often linked to slow metabolisms, deep-sea habitats, or protective shells that ...
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Murder plot accused stole Ming dynasty porcelain from Geneva museum, court told
The items, including this Chinese Ming Dynasty vase, were worth around £2.78 million (Handout/PA) According to the facts read out by the prosecution, Kelly and Louis Ahearne had flown into Geneva ...
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Murder plot accused stole Ming dynasty porcelain from Geneva museum, court told
Three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before they allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal convicted of ...