Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art ... Chinese writing are the inscriptions that appear on so-called oracle bones (animal bones and turtle shells) and on bronze ...

Participants of the "Exploring China" Henan ... and downfall of the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) and the ...

Archaeological excavations have shown that seals have been used in China since the later period of the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and were commonly used in many ancient ...

For a long time before the 20th century, the Chinese used animal fossils as medicine, referring to such bones as long gu, or “dragon bones”. According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM ...

and Heritage’s September 24 Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature® Auction is made up of works from more than a dozen distinguished U.S.-based collections of significant objects from Japan, China and ...

Guo Canyuan's art at the exhibition. [Photo provided to ... A highlight of the exhibition is Taotie, a captivating painting ...

the exhibition The Countless Aspects of Beauty in Ancient Art opened in Beijing on Tuesday. The Greek show in China seems a perfect match, since on site, Despoina Ignatiadou, deputy director at ...

While several expats are admiring the intricate animal patterns on an ancient Chinese bronze object ... about the origins and downfall of the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC ...