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China Today And Her Ancient Treasures
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Author : Joan Lebold Cohen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
China Today And Her Ancient Treasures written by Joan Lebold Cohen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Political Science categories.
Tools And Treasures Of Ancient China
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Author : Candice Ransom
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Tools And Treasures Of Ancient China written by Candice Ransom and has been published by Lerner Publications ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Have you ever worn silk? Eaten Rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Chinese lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!
Treasures Of Ancient China Chinese Discoveries And The World Social Studies 6th Grade Children S Geography Cultures Books
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Author : Baby Professor
language : en
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2020-04-01
Treasures Of Ancient China Chinese Discoveries And The World Social Studies 6th Grade Children S Geography Cultures Books written by Baby Professor and has been published by Speedy Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Chinese have always been innovative. In fact, their ancestors can be credited for major historical discoveries that forever changed the course of history. Among these discoveries were the compass, the manufacture of paper, gunpowder, tea, and woodblock printing. Read more about the treasures of Ancient China. Grab a copy today!
The China Collectors
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Author : Karl E. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2015-03-10
The China Collectors written by Karl E. Meyer and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Art categories.
Thanks to Salem sea captains, Gilded Age millionaires, curators on horseback and missionaries gone native, North American museums now possess the greatest collections of Chinese art outside of East Asia itself. How did it happen? The China Collectors is the first full account of a century-long treasure hunt in China from the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion to Mao Zedong's 1949 ascent. The principal gatherers are mostly little known and defy invention. They included "foreign devils" who braved desert sandstorms, bandits and local warlords in acquiring significant works. Adventurous curators like Langdon Warner, a forebear of Indiana Jones, argued that the caves of Dunhuang were already threatened by vandals, thereby justifying the removal of frescoes and sculptures. Other Americans include George Kates, an alumnus of Harvard, Oxford and Hollywood, who fell in love with Ming furniture. The Chinese were divided between dealers who profited from the artworks' removal, and scholars who sought to protect their country's patrimony. Duanfang, the greatest Chinese collector of his era, was beheaded in a coup and his splendid bronzes now adorn major museums. Others in this rich tapestry include Charles Lang Freer, an enlightened Detroit entrepreneur, two generations of Rockefellers, and Avery Brundage, the imperious Olympian, and Arthur Sackler, the grand acquisitor. No less important are two museum directors, Cleveland's Sherman Lee and Kansas City's Laurence Sickman, who challenged the East Coast's hegemony. Shareen Blair Brysac and Karl E. Meyer even-handedly consider whether ancient treasures were looted or salvaged, and whether it was morally acceptable to spirit hitherto inaccessible objects westward, where they could be studied and preserved by trained museum personnel. And how should the US and Canada and their museums respond now that China has the means and will to reclaim its missing patrimony?
Treasures From China
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Author : David Armentrout
language : en
Publisher: Rourke Educational Media
Release Date : 2001
Treasures From China written by David Armentrout and has been published by Rourke Educational Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Uncovers the history and culture of China through artifacts and ancient treasures that reveal how people lived and what traditions and beliefs they followed.
The Odyssey Of China S Imperial Art Treasures
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Author : Jeannette Shambaugh Elliot
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2015-07-16
The Odyssey Of China S Imperial Art Treasures written by Jeannette Shambaugh Elliot and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-16 with Art categories.
The Odyssey of China's Imperial Art Treasures traces the three-thousand-year history of the emperor's imperial collection, from the Bronze Age to the present. The tortuous story of these treasures involves a succession of dynasties, invasion and conquest, and civil war, resulting in valiant attempts to rescue and preserve the collection. Throughout history, different Chinese regimes used the imperial collection to bolster their own political legitimacy, domestically and internationally. The narrative follows the gradual formation of the Peking Palace Museum in 1925, then its hasty fragmentation as large parts of the collection were moved perilously over long distances to escape wartime destruction, and finally its formal division into what are today two Palace Museums-one in Beijing, the other in Taipei. Enlivened by the personalities of those who cared for the collection, this textured account of the imperial treasures highlights magnificent artworks and their arduous transit through politics, war, and diplomatic reconciliations. Over the years, control of the collections has been fiercely contested, from early dynasties through Mongol and Japanese invaders to Nationalist and Communist rivals- a saga that continues today. This first book-length investigation of the imperial collections will be of great interest to China scholars, historians, and Chinese art specialists. Its tales of palace intrigue will fascinate a wide variety of readers.
At Home In Her Tomb
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Author : Christine Liu-Perkins
language : en
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Release Date : 2014-04-08
At Home In Her Tomb written by Christine Liu-Perkins and has been published by Charlesbridge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-08 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Unearth the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs and take a sneak peek at life in Han dynasty China! This middle-grade chapter book unearths one of China’s top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China 2200 years ago. Illustrations include archival photographs as well as gorgeously rendered illustrations of Lady Dai's life. Back matter includes historical notes on the Qin and Han Dynasties, a time line, glossary, author’s note, bibliography, quotation sources, and an index.
Ancient China
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Author : Jacqueline Ball
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Release Date : 2007
Ancient China written by Jacqueline Ball and has been published by National Geographic Children's Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with China categories.
Through archeology learn the secrets of the past in China by studying mummies, ancient treasures, artifacts, terra-cotta figures, and more.
Treasures Of Ancient China Chinese Discoveries And The World Social Studies 6th Grade Children S Geography Cultures Books
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Author : Baby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-04-19
Treasures Of Ancient China Chinese Discoveries And The World Social Studies 6th Grade Children S Geography Cultures Books written by Baby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-19 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Chinese have always been innovative. In fact, their ancestors can be credited for major historical discoveries that forever changed the course of history. Among these discoveries were the compass, the manufacture of paper, gunpowder, tea, and woodblock printing. Read more about the treasures of Ancient China. Grab a copy today!
The Compensations Of Plunder
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Author : Justin M. Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-07-13
The Compensations Of Plunder written by Justin M. Jacobs and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-13 with Art categories.
“A very important contribution to the history of collecting in the new context of nationalism in China and in the West . . . innovative and engaging.” —American Historical Review From the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world. These objects are now widely regarded as stolen from their countries of origin, and demands for their repatriation grow louder by the day. In The Compensations of Plunder, Justin M. Jacobs brings to light the historical context of the exodus of cultural treasures from northwestern China. Based on a close analysis of previously neglected archives in English, French, and Chinese, Jacobs finds that many local elites in China acquiesced to the removal of art and antiquities abroad, understanding their trade as currency for a cosmopolitan elite. In the decades after the 1911 Revolution, however, these antiquities went from being “diplomatic capital” to disputed icons of the emerging nation-state. A new generation of Chinese scholars began to criminalize the prior activities of archaeologists, erasing all memory of the pragmatic barter relationship that once existed in China. Recovering the voices of those local officials, scholars, and laborers who shaped the global trade in antiquities, The Compensations of Plunder brings historical grounding to a highly contentious topic in modern Chinese history, and informs heated debates over cultural restitution throughout the world. “Clearly the result of a very meticulously researched project, The Compensations of Plunder is a well-crafted and tremendously enjoyable read.” —Pär Cassel, University of Michigan