Posted by China Online Museum on Wednesday, February 16, 2011,
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Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Up the River During Qingming, Qingming River View, 清明上河圖, pinyin: Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú) is a panoramic painting generally attributed to the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (張擇端, 1085–1145). It captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing (汴京), today's Kaifeng (開封) in Henan (河南). The theme celebrates the festive spirit and prosperous street scene at the Qingming Festival, ... Continue reading ...
Posted by China Online Museum on Tuesday, February 8, 2011,
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Painting
A hand-held
fan is a rigid or folding device used throughout the world since ancient
times for cooling, air circulation, or ceremony and as a sartorial
accessory. The Chinese character for "fan" (扇) is etymologically derived
from a picture of feathers under a roof.
The rigid fan has a handle or stick with a rigid leaf, or mount. The
folding fan is composed of sticks (the outer two called guards) held
together at the handle end by a rivet or pin. On the sticks is mounted ... Continue reading ...
