The Great Millenary Buddha from Le Shan.
nº 24: 孙洪威 Sun Hongwei | 1 may 2014
The Great Buddha from Le Shan is located in the confluences of the Min Jiang, Qing Yi and Da Du rivers. Sculpted in the Qi Xia cliff of the Lin Yun Mountain, the figure, also known as the ‘Grat Lin Yun Buddha’, consists of a sculpture of Buddha Maitreya. It is an outstanding and beautiful sculpture sculpted in stone and which constructed the Tang Dynasty.
Chinese Cloissonné, a 700-years-old beauty
nº 23: Zhang Lili | 1 march 2014
Jingtailan, known as Chinese ‘cloissonné’ is a type of enamel, a copper object decorated with a filigree and enamel. It originated in Middle East in Ancient times and its handicraft reached its peak during the Byzantine Empire. In modern times, western interest for closonné sprang up in the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, where Chinese cloisonné won the first prize.
The Terracota Army
nº 22: 孙洪威 Sun Hongwei | 1 january 2014
In the Culture section, we can highlight some anecdotes on the exhibition of the Xi’an Terracotta Warriors and Horses on its tour around over 80 countries. The ‘Terracotta Army of the first Chinese emperor’ which is 2000 years old is one of the greatest archaeological findings in history.
History between Lychee and imperial concubine
nº 21: 潘洁 Pan Jie | 1 november 2013
In China lichi (lìzhī, 荔 枝) is also known as ‘the fruit king’. Due to its excellent flavour and its short duration, people loved it. It turned out a tribute before the Tang Dynasty. It was considered to be a pride eating lichis. In this number you will be introduced to the poem which describes the history between a tasty lichi and the beautiful imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan.
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