The Buddha sculpture was unearthed from the renowned Longxing Temple relic site, E China's Shandong Province, in 1987. The statue's right hand raised a ...

The Shenlong version of Lanting Xu reflects the graceful and elegant style of renowned calligrapher Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and is regraded the closest reproduction ...

The five caves created by monk Tan Yao are the oldest complex of the Yungang Grottoes in N China's Shanxi Province. Listed as a ...

"The Nymph of the Luo River" is a renowned ancient Chinese painting inspired by a prose poem of the same name about an imagined ...

The Bronze Galloping Horse was excavated in 1969 from a general's tomb. A statue made 2,000 years ago, it continues to amaze people with ...

Answer time: C. This tomb figurine represents a Paiyou (comedian) from the Eastern Han Dynasty. These entertainers brought joy and humor to their patrons ...

This stunning Bronze Rhino-shaped Zun (wine vessel) Inlaid with Gold and Silver Cloud Designs was used as a wine vessel during the Western Han ...

The Gold-inlaid Bronze Hill Censer from 2,000 years ago was designed in the form of a sacred mountain. When the incense inside is ignited, ...

These ivory counting rods, discovered in a Han tomb, were essential tools for calculations, such as land development, food exchange, and labor allocation. Discover ...

This beautifully crafted lacquer dish, featuring an enchanting leopard cat pattern, was primarily used as a food serving plate during the Western Han Dynasty. ...

For centuries, Chinese astronomers gazed at the shifting sky, mapping it into 28 mansions. People in the Han Dynasty divided the year into 24 ...

"As light as smoke, as thin as a cicada wing." The plain unlined gauze gown with straight hem from more than 2,000 years ago, ...

This gilt bronze artifact is called Changxin Palace Lamp. People in the Western Han Dynasty often used animal fat as fuel, which would produce ...

Answer time: The figures carved on the stone are Confucius and Laozi. Did you guess it right? Check the GTGraphic for more

Treasure Trove Tales Answer time: This stele fragment is from the Xiping Stone Classics, which were inscribed with Confucian classics and served as official ...

Liye Qin slips contain one of the oldest multiplication tables discovered to date. With over 200,000 characters, the slips provide a panoramic view of ...

TreasureTroveTales Answer Time: More than 2,000 years ago, people in Han Dynasty applied the images of four sky symbols (dragon, tiger, bird and a ...

#TreasureTroveTales Answer Time: People who lived over 2,000 years ago in China believed that we enter an immortal realm after death. They hid the ...

#TreasureTroveTales Answer time: Explore the unique double-headed wooden guardian beast from Chu tombs. The hybrid figure with deer antlers was believed to protect the ...

The bronze kettle is embedded with four layers of pictures which depict the lives of nobles during the Warring States Period. With over 200 ...

#TreasureTroveTales Answer time: The Chinese characters of the brocade arm guard mean “Five stars rising in the east favor the middle kingdom,” symbolizing ancient ...

#TreasureTroveTales Answer time: The stone carving is called "Horse Trampling on Xiongnu Warrior," one of the sculptures in front of the tomb of the ...

During the Han Dynasty, people believed that jade burial objects could prevent the soul of the dead from disintegrating and jade suits could prevent ...

The two sets of bronze chariots and horses were unearthed in 1980 near the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang, China's first emperor in Xi'an, Northwest China's ...

The ancient Chinese bronze artifact is called Rectangular Measuring Vessel of Shang Yang and was used to measure grain or liquid. Did you guess ...

The Terracotta Warriors discovered at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum are known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." This crouching Terracotta Warrior is actually ...

This week's Treasure Trove Tales presents a unique "sound of China" that spans over 2,000 years, the Zenghouyi Chime Bells. It also remains the ...

This week's #TreasureTroveTales presents you the Eagle-shaped gold crown, the only complete king's crown of the nomadic tribe Xiongnu known to exist in China. ...

This petite and cute-looking bronze tiger turns out to be an emblem that could mobilize thousands of soldiers. But how did it work? Today ...

Treasure Trove Tales: The Sword of King Goujian of Yue

This week's #TreasureTroveTales presents the finest bronze vessel in Henan Museum's collection, the Lotus-Crane Square Pot. As a product with an elegant shape and ...

This week's TreasureTroveTales presents a 3,000-year-old Chinese cultural relic known as the Dake Ding, which weighs over 200 kg. The inscription inside the ding ...

Step back in time with the #Sanxingdui Bronze Altar, a work of art displaying the first complete representation of the sacrificial scenes of the ...

#GTGraphic: Standing nearly four meters tall, this incredible bronze tree took experts eight years to restore. It was probably designed as a Divine Tree ...

The Bronze Head with A Gold Mask, dating back to more than 3,000 years ago, is the most well-preserved among the unearthed bronze heads ...

#GTGraphic: What constitutes haute couture jewelry? The second wife of Jin Muhou from 3,000 years ago had strict aesthetic criteria: -Excellent jade quality and craftsmanship -Auspicious ...

#GTGraphic: Why is China, or Zhongguo, called the Middle Kingdom? He Zun, the ancient wine vessel that bears the word “Zhongguo” for the first ...

A gui was a vessel used for holding cereals that was featured in ancient rituals. Unearthed from Lintong, Shaanxi Province, in 1976, this particular ...

Angry Bird from 3,000 years ago? This week's Treasure Trove Tales features a 3,000-year-old owl-shaped Zun, which is a wine vessel used in rituals. ...

This week's Treasure Trove Tales features a 3,000-year-old jade phoenix. It belonged to Fu Hao, queen of the Shang king Wu Ding. As a ...

GTGraphic: This week's Treasure Trove Tales presents the heaviest bronze ware in ancient China to date, the Houmuwu Square Cauldron (ding). Weighing over 800 ...

The strokes that Chinese people draw today, were once carved into bones. This week's Treasure Trove Tales presents a rare 3,000-year-old Yin Inlaid Turquoise ...

Below the fields of Erlitou, Luoyang, Henan Province, lies a city. At its heart is a vast palace, and some people believe this was ...

This ancient jade ceremonial artifact, hailed as the "Jade Cong King," was discovered in 1986 in the Lake Taihu area of eastern China, once ...

While we await the Year of the Dragon, this week's Treasure Trove Tales presents the 5,000-year-old Hongshan Jade Dragon unearthed near Chifeng, N China's ...

In this week's Treasure Trove Tales, we'll learn about the Longshan Eggshell Black Pottery Cup, dating back to the Longshan Culture period, 4,000 years ...

This week, Treasure Trove Tales will introduce another Chinese cultural relic, the Eagle-shaped Pottery Tripod, from 6,000 years ago. Unearthed in NW China's Shaanxi ...

#TreasureTroveTales: The Jiahu Bone Flute, made between 7,800 and 9,000 years ago, was unearthed at the Jiahu Neolithic Site in Central China's Henan Province. ...

As the Year 2024 begins, we are launching a new project Treasure Trove Tales that will introduce one Chinese cultural relic every week. Today we ...

As the #Year2024 begins, we are launching a new project #TreasureTroveTales that will introduce one Chinese cultural #relic every week. Today we will take ...