Dunhuang in the Silk Road

Dunhuang in the Silk Road

Dunhuang in the Silk Road Dunhuang in the Silk RoadDunhuang is a city in the middle of the desert. Over its 2,000-year history, it has always been the last Chinese outpost before reaching the Western Regions—those kingdoms more or less dominated by the imperial...
Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake

Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake

Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake Discover China’s Largest and Most Beautiful Salt Lake The development of tourism and transportation in China is bringing to light places that were previously very hard to access and virtually unknown. Some of these...
A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet

A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet

A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet A Giant Mandala in the Heart of Tibet The Palkor of Gyantze is one of Tibet’s great marvels and a unique jewel of universal architecture and art. Its shape, scale, and iconography defy comparison with any other construction....
The Largest Collection of Paintings from ancient China

The Largest Collection of Paintings from ancient China

The Largest Collection of Paintings from ancient China The Largest Collection of Paintings from ancient China No one doubts that pictorial art has existed in China since time immemorial. In fact, some painted pottery vessels, several thousand years old, continue to...
The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty

The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty

The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty The Real Situation of Women in the Qing Dynasty Guo Songyi[1] has raised several important points about the situation of Chinese women during the Qing dynasty—points that could fundamentally reshape how both the public...