Exquisite bronze vessels from the mysterious Dian Kingdom of China
The Provincial Museum in Kunming houses an extraordinary, startling collection of bronze and iron castings found south of Lake Dian Xi in Yunnan. They were found and excavated in 1953-1960 in graves at two locations: Lijiashan and Shizhaishan. The Lijiashan findings date back to the late 6th to 3rd century, those in Shizhaishan between the 3rd and 1st century BCE. The culture is the same in both places. Very little is known about the Dian Kingdom except that a Chinese royal seal from the Western Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 1st century CE) was found and that the Dian Kingdom
The Armenian orphan’s garb as a silent witness of the Armenian Genocide horrors
The dress, most likely worn by a 7-year-old orphan girl or a boy, is a significant tangible remnant of the Armenian Genocide. It is possibly sewn from the pieces of fabrics of children who died in the desert. A close look at the dress makes you wonder what the children of the genocide went through and how only a handful resiliently survived, while most were butchered or faced the death of starvation or disease. The dress belonged to an orphan who survived the Adana Massacre of 1909 and walked from Adana to Hadjin, roughly 75 miles. They found refuge at the
The prominent Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei exhibiting in San Francisco
Ever since starting her fashion career in the 1990s, the Chinese designer Guo Pei has sought to evoke the meeting of East and West through her fanciful, otherworldly couture pieces. But her watershed moment came on May 4, 2015, when Rihanna wore Pei’s dramatic, bright yellow cape gown on the Met Gala red carpet. For many, it was the first time seeing a Guo Pei design—even though Pei is widely considered China’s first couturier and has dressed many celebrities, not to mention designed clothing for the athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was the ultimate illustration of two cultures
Happy Armenian Easter!
Kristos Haryav i Merelots! Orhnyal e Haroutioun Kristosi! Christ is risen! Blessed is the Resurrection of Christ! Քրիստոս հարյավ ի մեռելոց, օրհնյալ է հարությունը Քրիստոսի- On this day Armenians welcome each other this way as the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ or Easter.Armenian Easter is called “Zatik,” which means liberation and salvation as a sign of Jesus' deliverance from suffering, death, and chaos. In Armenia, people go to church, lent, paint eggs, fight with the eggs, and gather together to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although Armenians do not eat rice
Chinese stamps exhibited in South Korea
Often called "mini-encyclopedia", a stamp can give more information than its size may lead.To inform the local people in South Korea more about China, the China Cultural Center in Seoul launched an online exhibition on stamps featuring China's landscapes and animals on April 12. About 71 pieces of stamps were showcased, using a total of five themes.
