China Cultural Chronicles January 14, 2013
- Villagers make red lanterns to greet Spring Festival in China's Shanxi
A villager makes a red lantern at a workshop in Yangzhao Village, a lantern production base in Jishan County of Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 12, 2013. Chinese people traditionally hang red lanterns to greet and celebrate the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. [Xinhua/Gao Xinsheng]
- Dense fog envelops cities in China
Buildings are shrouded in a dense smog near the CBD [ Central Business District] area in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 12, 2013. Beijing was shrouded in dense smog for a second straight day Saturday. The smoggy weather will not clear up until Monday, the city's environment monitoring center said. Beijing's air is heavily polluted. Readings for PM2.5, or airborne particles with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less -- small enough to deeply penetrate the lungs -- were as high as 456 on Saturday. [ Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang]
- 8th Ulunggur Lake winter fishing festival kicks off in Fuhai, China's Xinjiang
- Ice lantern festival under preparation in China's Yinchuan
- 遼-雙魚-銅鏡 Bronze mirror, twin fish , Liao dynasty, 916-1125,
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遼代的鎏金、鎏銀、染織、造馬具、制瓷以及造紙等手工業門類齊全，工藝精湛，本件銅鏡之材質與表面處理 可能有較重的金屬成分，由邊緣斷面觀察有可能是加上一薄層的銀與金，
The Liao Dynasty also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over Mongolia and portions of the Russian Far East and northern China proper from 907 to 1125. It was founded by the Khitan Great Khan Abaoji around the time of the collapse of the TangDynasty.
The Liao Empire was destroyed in 1125. However, remnants of its people, led by Yelü Dashi, established the Western Liao Dynasty, also known as the Kara-Khitan Khanate, which ruled over parts of Central Asia for almost a century before being conquered by Genghis Khan's Mongolian army. The influence of central Asian art style can be seen in this example. - Prayer
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- 竹林印象 Bamboo Impression
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- The oracle brings offerings to the incense burning site, Tibet 2012
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During the Shaman festival, the women performed first, carrying long khata scarves in their hands. Afterwards, the men came forward, dancing while beating drums. A few men climbed on to the roof of the entrance of the temple grounds and lit sang, or juniper branches, as an offering. Next, one man with a long braid emerged from the temple, shaking and spitting. As the oracle, he served as a medium for the mountain god. He emptied bottles of alcohol on the ground as an offering and other men stood around him, cheer him on, and clearing his way.
blog.snowliontours.com/2012/06/shaman-festival-in-rebkong... - The oracle brings offerings to the incense burning site, Tibet 2012
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During the Shaman festival, the women performed first, carrying long khata scarves in their hands. Afterwards, the men came forward, dancing while beating drums. A few men climbed on to the roof of the entrance of the temple grounds and lit sang, or juniper branches, as an offering. Next, one man with a long braid emerged from the temple, shaking and spitting. As the oracle, he served as a medium for the mountain god. He emptied bottles of alcohol on the ground as an offering and other men stood around him, cheer him on, and clearing his way.
blog.snowliontours.com/2012/06/shaman-festival-in-rebkong... - Sceneries of Chinese ancient towns
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