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The History of Chinese Imperial Food
Chinese imperial food dates back to slave society ... the first famous prime minister in known Chinese history, helped Tang (the first ruler of the Shang Dynasty, enthroned 1766 B.C. – 1760 ...
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Ancient Chinese Explorers
Here was one of history's great turning points. Had the Chinese emperors continued their ... 1271-1368) who commissioned the first imperial treasure fleets and founded trading posts in Sumatra ...
British Museum receives donation of Chinese ceramics worth $1.27 billion
The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...
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Qing Travelers to the Far West
In this deeply informed and closely argued book, Jenny Huangfu Day rewrites the history of Chinese diplomatic interaction with the West in the late Qing. Since there was no single China or fixed, ...
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Imperial Elegance: Chinese Ceramics from the Asia Society's Rockefeller Collection
This exhibition reveals the broad range of aesthetics that appealed to Chinese imperial patrons of Chinese ceramics during a period that spans more than six hundred years, from the Song (960–1279) ...
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The History of Chinese Imperial Food
Chinese imperial food dates back to slave society ... the first famous prime minister in known Chinese history, helped Tang (the first ruler of the Shang Dynasty, enthroned 1766 B.C. – 1760 ...