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Envisioning the City in Early Modern China
Ken Hammond, Professor and Academic Department Head in the Department of History at New Mexico State University, explores maps of prominent urban centers in China from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and leads us into the fascinating world of maps and mapmaking during this early period of rapid urban development in China.
This program is part of the UO Confucius Institute's 5th anniversary celebration and worldwide Confucius Institute Day.
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute for Global China Studies and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Site of Ancient County Town Found in Beijing
Archeologists in Tongzhou District of Beijing found an ancient site of the county town of Luxian, which dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C-220 A.D.).
After preliminary exploration, archeologists found that the ancient site of Luxian consists of four parts: city wall base, inside remains, city moat and outside remains.
From the wall base, it can be judged that the county town was in the shape of a rectangle which covered an area of some 350,000 square meters.
The layers of soil accumulated from the surface reach down as deep as five meters.
We classify different cultural layers according to the soil texture, soil color and things buried inside. This layer should be contemporary. These two layers are of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1636-1911) dynasties, where we can find debris of blue-and-white porcelain and some ceramics. For layers of the Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties, more debris of white enamel were unearthed, said Sun Meng, leader of an archaeological team under Beijing Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics.
In addition, a total of 1092 ancient tombs from the Warring States Period (475 B.C.-221 B.C.) to the Qing Dynasty were also found on the eastern and southern parts near the ancient town. More on:
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【Beijing】
As the capital city of the People's Republic of China,Beijing is the nation's political and cultural center and also a center for international contacts.Beijing is an ancient city with a long history.Back in 3000 years ago in Zhou dynasty,Beijing,which was called Ji at the moment,had been named capital of Yan.Thereafter,Liao,Jin,Yuan,Ming and Qing dynasty all made Beijing their capital.Therefore,Beijing was famous for Capital of a thousand years.
【Shanghai】
Shanghai is the largest city in China in terms of population with over 20 million people in its metropolitan area. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality with province-level status.
【Chongqing】
Chongqing is an important city of China.It is one of the four municipalities of the People's Republic, located in Southwest China.The city is one of national historical and cultural cities,has a long history.It is mountainous and foggy, so we called it Fog city or mountain city.
【Guangzhou】
Guangzhou also called Yangcheng. Guangzhou is a beautiful city in China, but it’s very noisy . The population of Guangzhou is about seven million two hundred thousand .Guangzhou is a good place to visit. In Guangzhou, there are many beautiful parks, museums, temples, etc.There are also many interesting places such as White Cloud Mountain, Yuexiu Park, the long grand amusement park and so on.
”Masters in the Forbidden City: Inheriting Craftsmanship in Modern Day
Since the documentary series’ release in January 2016, Masters in the Forbidden City has been a phenomenal success and inspired China’s national discussion about craftsmanship in modern day.
Last December, the documentary series was adapted as film and moved onto big screen in China and other East-Asian countries.
The film version includes much footage that was not in the original series, and the editor is the famous Ching-
Song Liao who worked with director Hou Hsiao-Hsien on many films.
Recently, Masters in the Forbidden City has been screened at several film festivals in the United States.
Last Wednesday, NY culture salon hosted a screening of the film and invited producer Lei Jianjun for a Q&A session where he shared stories of the film’s production process and explained the differences between the film and tv versions. Sinovision Journal reporter Nia Chen brings you the story.
Jingshan Park – Presentation – Beijing – Audio guide – MyWoWo Travel App
Hi, my name's Jill, and I'm your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Jingshan Park.
Jingshan Park is one of the largest, most beautiful gardens in Beijing.
Its history stretches back almost a thousand years, to the time when China was governed by the Liao and Jin dynasties, when it was the garden of the imperial palaces, located where the Forbidden City would later be built.
At the time, it was not only a place where the emperors could take a stroll and enjoy their leisure time, offer sacrifices to their ancestors or go hunting; it was also the site where they were buried. North of the Park is the Yongsi Hall, with the tombs of the emperors preceding the Ming dynasty.
The artificial hill measuring about 46 meters that looks over the park was built in 1420, at the same time as the Forbidden City, using the earth dug out – all of it by hand - for the moat around the Walls of the Imperial City. This was followed by the construction of other pavilions and the planting of numerous trees of different species...
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Oh China!-Emperor'rs Throne: The center of the Universe
In ancient China they believe that the Emperor is the center of the Universe. Sorry guys it's just impossible to record a nice video, there are too many people hustling and wrestling their way to see the throne.
Jingshan Park / 景山
Jingshan Park / 景山 is an imperial park covering 23 hectares (57 acres) immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan, literally Prospect Hill. Formerly a private imperial garden attached to the grounds of the Forbidden City, the grounds were opened to the public in 1928. The park was formally established in 1949. It is listed as a Key State Park and is administratively part of both Xicheng and Dongcheng districts in downtown Beijing.
Jingshan's history dates to the Liao and Jin dynasties, almost a thousand years ago. The 45.7-meter (150 ft) high artificial hill was constructed in the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty entirely from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Imperial Palace and nearby canals. It is especially impressive when one considers that all of this material was moved only by manual labor and animal power. Jingshan consists of five individual peaks, and on the top of each peak there lies an elaborate pavilion. These pavilions were used by officials for gathering and leisure purposes. These five peaks also draw the approximate historical axis of central Beijing.
The dictates of feng shui long praised tombs and residences sited south of a nearby hill, serving to channel both harmful yin and cold northern winds. With Jingshan serving that purpose, it gained the name Feng Shui Hill. It is also well known to locals as Coal Hill, from an old rumor that the emperors kept a hidden stash in the park.
The Chongzhen Emperor, the last ruler of the Ming dynasty, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Jingshan in 1644 after Beijing fell to Li Zicheng's rebel forces.
ingshan Hill is separated from the Forbidden City by the palace moat. However, until 1928 the park sat directly by the moat and was accessible on the south side only from the Forbidden City via the Gate of Divine Might. In 1928, a new road (New Jingshan Street) was built to the north of the palace moat. This fully separated Jingshan Hill from the Forbidden City. The Gate of Divine Might became the back door of the Palace Museum, and the front gate of Jingshan Park now stood to the north of the new road.
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Western Xia
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The Western Xia , also known as the Xi Xia Empire, the Tangut Empire and to the Tangut people and the Tibetans as Minyak, was an empire which existed from 1038 to 1227 in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and southernmost Outer Mongolia, measuring about 800,000 square kilometers.The state was devastated by the Mongols who founded the Mongol Empire, and most of its written records and architecture were destroyed.Therefore, its founders and history remained controversial until recent research in the West and in China.The Western Xia occupied the area of important trade route between North China and Central Asia, the Hexi Corridor.
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Sunset Over the Forbidden City (Jingshan Park) / 日落 (景山 / 紫禁城)
Jingshan Park / 景山 is an imperial park covering 23 hectares (57 acres) immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan, literally Prospect Hill. Formerly a private imperial garden attached to the grounds of the Forbidden City, the grounds were opened to the public in 1928. The park was formally established in 1949. It is listed as a Key State Park and is administratively part of both Xicheng and Dongcheng districts in downtown Beijing.
Jingshan's history dates to the Liao and Jin dynasties, almost a thousand years ago. The 45.7-meter (150 ft) high artificial hill was constructed in the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty entirely from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Imperial Palace and nearby canals. It is especially impressive when one considers that all of this material was moved only by manual labor and animal power. Jingshan consists of five individual peaks, and on the top of each peak there lies an elaborate pavilion. These pavilions were used by officials for gathering and leisure purposes. These five peaks also draw the approximate historical axis of central Beijing.
The dictates of feng shui long praised tombs and residences sited south of a nearby hill, serving to channel both harmful yin and cold northern winds. With Jingshan serving that purpose, it gained the name Feng Shui Hill. It is also well known to locals as Coal Hill, from an old rumor that the emperors kept a hidden stash in the park.
The Chongzhen Emperor, the last ruler of the Ming dynasty, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Jingshan in 1644 after Beijing fell to Li Zicheng's rebel forces.
ingshan Hill is separated from the Forbidden City by the palace moat. However, until 1928 the park sat directly by the moat and was accessible on the south side only from the Forbidden City via the Gate of Divine Might. In 1928, a new road (New Jingshan Street) was built to the north of the palace moat. This fully separated Jingshan Hill from the Forbidden City. The Gate of Divine Might became the back door of the Palace Museum, and the front gate of Jingshan Park now stood to the north of the new road.
山麓小城裡的千年瑰寶 A Time-Honored Treasure in a Small Piedmont Town
1930年代，日本史學家關野貞和以梁思成為代表的中國學者，相繼來到天津薊州區，發現小城裡的千年古剎—獨樂寺。寺裡建於1000多年前遼代的山門、充溢著夢幻唐風的觀音閣，及高達16米的十一面觀音像……無一不震撼人心。梁思成贊此寺：“上承唐代遺風，下啟宋式營造，實研究中國建築蛻變之重要資料，罕有之寶物也。”
In the 1930s, Japanese historian Sekino Tadashi and Chinese scholars represented by Liang Sicheng visited Jizhou, Tianjin in succession for the Dule Temple, an ancient building with a history of a thousand years. The temple gate from the Liao Dynasty, the Guanyin Tower featured with fantastic Tang style and the 16m-tall 11-face Guanyin sculpture are all striking and impressive. ‘It inherits Tang style and uses Song construction skills. It’s really an important building for the empirical research of Chinese architecture and a rare treasure’ praised Liang Sicheng.
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National Gallery of Victoria's A Golde Age of China: Qianlong Emperor (1736–1795)
The Weekly Review's Brendan Bale explores hidden treasures direct from Beijing’s Palace Museum in the Forbidden City at this Australian-exclusive exhibition at NGV. A Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor (1736–1795) tells the story of China’s foremost art collector Qianlong Emperor, one of the country's most successful rulers and fourth and longest living emperor of the Qing dynasty.
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The Palace Museum 8 - Jade in the Forbidden City（故宮8 - 故宮藏玉） Language: Chinese Subtitle: None By CCTV.
In Beijing China traveling to Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, aka The Palace Museum and other famous spots. This was from a one week trip I made to Beijing to train Chinese students for.
Luohan China Yixian Hebei province Liao dynasty A.D. 907-1125 British Museum London
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Moving Image Archive Serge de Muller
A Golden Age of China at NGV International
A Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor, 1736–1795 opens in Melbourne on the 27 March. For the first time in Australia, explore treasures from a fascinating time in Chinese history exclusively from the Palace Museum.
Experience the opulence and splendour of imperial life in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
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Jingshan Park (Slideshow) / 景山
Jingshan Park / 景山 is an imperial park covering 23 hectares (57 acres) immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan, literally Prospect Hill. Formerly a private imperial garden attached to the grounds of the Forbidden City, the grounds were opened to the public in 1928. The park was formally established in 1949. It is listed as a Key State Park and is administratively part of both Xicheng and Dongcheng districts in downtown Beijing.
Jingshan's history dates to the Liao and Jin dynasties, almost a thousand years ago. The 45.7-meter (150 ft) high artificial hill was constructed in the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty entirely from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Imperial Palace and nearby canals. It is especially impressive when one considers that all of this material was moved only by manual labor and animal power. Jingshan consists of five individual peaks, and on the top of each peak there lies an elaborate pavilion. These pavilions were used by officials for gathering and leisure purposes. These five peaks also draw the approximate historical axis of central Beijing.
The dictates of feng shui long praised tombs and residences sited south of a nearby hill, serving to channel both harmful yin and cold northern winds. With Jingshan serving that purpose, it gained the name Feng Shui Hill. It is also well known to locals as Coal Hill, from an old rumor that the emperors kept a hidden stash in the park.
The Chongzhen Emperor, the last ruler of the Ming dynasty, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Jingshan in 1644 after Beijing fell to Li Zicheng's rebel forces.
ingshan Hill is separated from the Forbidden City by the palace moat. However, until 1928 the park sat directly by the moat and was accessible on the south side only from the Forbidden City via the Gate of Divine Might. In 1928, a new road (New Jingshan Street) was built to the north of the palace moat. This fully separated Jingshan Hill from the Forbidden City. The Gate of Divine Might became the back door of the Palace Museum, and the front gate of Jingshan Park now stood to the north of the new road.
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BEIHAI PARK
Beihai Park is an ancient and well preserved park laid out in Liao Dynasty (916-1125 AD) in the center of Beijing near Shichahai area, west of Forbidden City and Jingshan Park. During the next 800 years in succeeding Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1115-1911 AD), the kings and emperors continued to beautify this park which consists of 168 acres, half of which is water area called Beihai Lake. There is Jade Flowery Islet in the middle of the lake on which is constructed an imposing White Dagoba on the top of an artificial hill.
The White Dagoba was constructed in 1650 on the site of Kublai Khan’s Palace of the Moon where he received Marco Polo, the great Italian Traveler. There are some sacred articles placed inside the Dagoba including two pieces of Sarira. From the top of the hill one can have the most beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding area of central Beijing.
There is also a Botanical Garden besides a Circular City in the Park. Another interesting feature of the park is that Chinese women and men can be seen dancing and exercising on tunes of Chinese, Indian and English music.
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The BP exhibition
Ming: 50 years that changed China
At the British Museum, 18 September 2014 - 5 January 2015