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The Origin of "Chronology of Zhang Naiqi" and Its Collection and Donation
Zhang Naiqi (1897-1977), a modern Chinese political activist, economist, financier and collector of cultural relics. Zhang Naiqi once donated a large number of ...
Sun Ji, a leading figure in China's cultural and museum circles, dies at the age of 94
Sun Ji, a cultural expert, archaeologist, and lifelong research librarian of the National Museum of China, passed away at 8:09 this morni...
Mawangdui in Shanghai: Han lacquer and silk tombs
Changsha’s Mawangdui on view in Shanghai—lacquer, silk, and tomb goods that reopen Western Han life.
Dunhuang Mañjuśrī: from lion-leader to lion-driver
How Dunhuang’s Mañjuśrī took form—lion imagery from long routes to a new Bodhisattva look.
Past Events | "Liantang Duckling Picture" and other old collections of Xuzhai and Shanghai Museum
As a major plan for the 70th anniversary celebration of the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Museum has rarely exhibited the 70-year-old Kesi of Zhu Kerou in the South...
"Rebirth" of the Empress and Empress's Reverence to Buddha: Real-life interpretation, revitalizing cultural relics
In the Binyang Middle Cave of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, the relief sculpture of the "Emperor and Empress's Ritual to Buddha" was ori...
Longmen’s Emperor and Empress relief: a rebirth
Behind the remade Emperor and Empress Buddha procession—real hands restoring Longmen’s ritual stone.