As everyone knows, Suzhou is famous for its Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) gardens, built by wealthy families as retreats from busy urban life and cultural centers for them to meet with their fellow elites (the best English-language academic study of... ...full story at Shanghai Journal
from Shanghai Journal on Tue, Jul 15 2008
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| 23 Nov 08 |
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Great Wall of China- Simatai »
YouTube video Simati Section of The Great Wall is located at Gubeikou,an old town of strategic significance, 120 kilometers northeast of urban Beijing. First built in 1368. The first year during the reign of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) |
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Ming Wall survey data » Shanghai Daily THE findings of a two-year investigation into the length of the Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) era were released on Saturday. Experts found it to be more than 2,551 kilometers longer than earlier thought. ... |
| 12 Apr 08 |
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Relics returned to rightful place » People's Daily It was no more than 5 cm tall, a pink pottery figurine of an acrobat with back arched. But when the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) relic was taken out of its wooden box, the 20-odd people in the room lucky enough to see it emerge were awed int ... |
| 14 May 08 |
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How us Suzhou Expats can help quake victims » Humanaught My friend Rebecca just let me know that Suzhou Bookworm, which also has an affiliated location in Chengdu, is collecting donations to assist those affected by Monday’s horrible earthquake in Sichuan. If any fellow Suzhou expats have means to help,... |
| 07 Aug 08 |
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A weekend in Hangzhou » Humanaught Last weekend Maggie and I finally got down to Hangzhou. We’d been meaning to visit the place (a mere 2 hour bus ride from Suzhou) since moving here two years ago, but it always seemed to fall by the wayside. With work keeping us both insanely busy,... |
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Painting sold for record $10.7m » People's Daily A record price for a Chinese painting was set yesterday when a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) handscroll was auctioned off in Beijing for 79.52 million yuan ($10.7 million). Du Wei, a spokesman for the China Guardian Art Auction Co Ltd, which ... |
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