The Longmen Grottoes and the Stone Buddhas of Henan
Cut into the limestone cliffs on both banks of the Yi River thirteen kilometres south of Luoyang, the Longmen Grottoes hold the largest body…
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archaeology
The Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui
1. The 1986 Discovery in Guanghan: Two Sacrificial Pits on the Bank of the Yazi River In the sweltering midsummer of 1986, thirty-eight kilometers…
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The Chinese Bronze Age
No culture has left behind a stranger set of objects than the bronze ritual vessels of early China. A single tripod cauldron from the…
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