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Capturing the ages Share Part of a Song Dynasty (960-1279) monochrome facsimile of the Admonitions Scroll offers a good view of the original fourth-century masterpiece by Gu Kaizhi.[Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] A painting exhibition at the Palace Museum showcases important figures from ancient China, Wang Kaihao reports. They are emperors, sages, officials, wartime heroes and heroines, and others in Chinese history. And, painting is one of the best ways to eulogize them. In the Hall of Literary Brilliance (Wenhua Dian), the painting gallery at the Palace Museum in Beijing, ...

Paging the book doctors Share CLOSE The ancient book restoration department at the National Library of China has witnessed a mixture of traditional craftsmanship and new technologies in recent years. [Photo provided to China Daily] In the last decade, great strides have been made by the nation's top institutions to ensure that China's ancient texts are preserved for generations to come, Wang Kaihao reports. For Tian Tingting, aged books sometimes resemble stale puff pastry. Often suffering from water damage, or having been snacked on by bookworms, the centuries-old page...

Rocks and a charred place By Wang Kaihao | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-29 09:32 Share CLOSE A polished stone implement unearthed from the Zhaoguodong cave site in Guian New Area, Guizhou province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Archaeologists are using sophisticated tools and evidence of fire to study the history of human settlement at the Zhaoguodong relics site in Guizhou, Wang Kaihao reports. For Zhang Xinglong, the deputy director of Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, exploration of the Zhaoguodo...

TV show, with celebrities, drama and comedy, highlights significant relics from China's rich history.

Age of restoration Share CLOSE A sleeping Buddha image is one of the most representative rock carvings in Baodingshan, Dazu district, Chongqing, and was threatened by seeping water. [Photo by Wang Kaihao/China Daily] Editor's Note: In May, President Xi Jinping paid a visit to Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi province, and highlighted the importance of ancient grotto temples to display characters of Chinese civilization and the mixture of different cultures. In October, the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued the first national-level and long-term guideline specifically for...