Part of the first exchange agreement between China's Palace Museum and an American museum, Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures from Palace Museum, Beijing accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. More than 200 works of art drawn from the collection of the Palace Museum?court paintings, furniture, costumes, sculpture, decorative objects, arms, and armor?highlight the artistic accomplishments of the Ming (1368?1644) and Qing (1644?1911) dynasties, with a focus on the mid-Qing dynasty of the 18th century. In addition, the book features...
Part of the first exchange agreement between China's Palace Museum and an American museum, Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures from Palace Museum...
This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book tells the story of a young boy and his magical rooster in both English and Chinese--a great story for Chinese New Year Long long ago, there lived a boy named Tang Yun. He studied very hard and was ready to take the imperial exam in the Capital City thousands of miles away. Yun's mother was worried about him traveling alone. After working day and night, she finished hand embroidering a rooster on Yun's outfit, hoping the magical rooster would be her son's guardian angel. During his trip, magic happened whenever Yun was...
This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book tells the story of a young boy and his magical rooster in both English and Chinese--a gr...
