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IDP and Hans-Ulrich Seidt
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014A Few of Our Favourite Things: #15 Hans-Ulrich SeidtAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite...
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Chinese Relics Coming Home
The new ~York Times FEBRUARY 9, 2014Despite Frigid Relations, Chinese Relics Coming Home From NorwayBy BREE FENGDag Fosse/KODE Art Museums of BergenSeven marble columns from the Old Summer Palace in...
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Out of the rubble
Source: The Age.com 15 February 2014Stephanie WoodView more articles from Stephanie WoodFollow Stephanie on Twitter Follow Stephanie on Google+Many thought the treasures of Afghanistan were lost...
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Tall building in the Tomb of Qinshihuang
During the probe of Qin Shihuang Tomb in 2002, archaeologists unexpectedly found a rammed loam construction under the grave mound. Could this be a tower underground?After preliminary digging, the...
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Human remains found in Mausoleum of QingshihuangFrom: Chinese Archaeology (Kaogu.cn) 28 January 2014 Archaeologists said a five-year excavation of small burial pits inside the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang...
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After Winding Odyssey, Tibetan Texts Find Home in China
Source: New York Times By ANDREW JACOBSFEB. 15, 2014 Launch media viewerA Tibetan law student at the E. Gene Smith Library in southwest China. Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times CHENGDU, China —...
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Secrets of the Fallen Pagoda: Treasures from the Famen Temple and the Tang Court
Source: The Urban Wire Thu, Jan 30 2014 By: Benedicta J. FooA 1987 typhoon dissected a temple in the Famen Temple vertically almost in half, revealing a well-preserved series of chambers that...
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10th Anniversary of the Earthquake of the Citadel of Bam
Anniversary of the Earthquake of the Bam CityExhibition and Seminar of:Digital Documentation of the Heritage Sites in Danger:Application of the New Technologies and Tools for 3D Reconstitution of the...
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Wonderful bronze bowl from Inner Mongolia
Source: Bento, the Freer Sackler BlogSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014Super Bowl SundayBowl, possibly Han dynasty, bronze, F1946.18a-bWe’ve already picked a winner for Super Bowl Sunday. This wonderful bronze...
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How to decipher a 4,000-year-old tax return
Gandhari, Sogdian, Rongorongo... Meet the elite group of academics determined to translate scrolls in long-lost languages - one painstakingly slow syllable at a time'The General's Garden', a scroll...
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Emperor Huizong by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Photo by Nap PoshyanandaThe Daily of the University of Washington February 13, 2014 | Nicole EinbinderWhen Emperor Huizong ruled during China’s Song Dynasty from 1100 to 1126 CE, he was always...
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Early humans first to Central Asia and modern day Russia before colonising...
Shell Beads from the site of Ksar Akil. Credit: Katerina Douka and Natural History Museum LondonNEAR EAST CROSSROAD OF THE PALAEOLITHIC NOW QUESTIONEDSource: Past HorizonsArticle created on Thursday,...
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Buddhism in China—Connecting with the Source
The Woodenfish ProjectTiantai Study with Professor Daniel B. Stevenson at Mt. TiantaiThe Woodenfish “Buddhism in China—Connecting with the Source Program” is a semi-annual program, sponsored by the...
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James Cahill, Scholar of Chinese Art, Dies at 87
New York Times, February 18, 2014James Cahill, one of the foremost authorities on Chinese art, whose interpretations of Chinese painting for the West influenced generations of scholars, died on Friday...
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IDP and Tibetan Seals
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014Tibetan SealsThe Tibetan manuscripts from the Dunhuang cave and other Central Asian sites contain a variety of different kinds of seal. The seals were stamped on official or...
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Hermitage Amsterdam Silk Road Exhibition preview
In the Hermitage Amsterdam will be held the exhibition "Expedition Silk Road, Treasures from the Hermitage from 1 March till 5 September 2014.For more information about this exhibition, click HEREOn...
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Project to preserve beauty of the Mogao Grottoes
CCTV 20 February 2014Watch VideoPlay VideoThe Mogao Grottoes in North West China are a treasure trove of cultural wonders. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art in the world....
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Events at UC Berkeley this spring
Spring Term 2014Thursday, February 20, 2014, 5 pmThe Buddhist Site of Mes Aynak, AfghanistanZemaryalai Tarzi, Professor Emeritus, Strasbourg University, FranceInstitute of East Asian Studies, 2223...
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IDP and Oktor Skjærvø
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014A Few of Our Favourite Things: #16 Oktor SkjærvøAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite item...
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On the Road to Paradise
'The Ambassadors,' a wall fresco from the tomb of Crown Prince Li Xian. Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'anThe Wall Street Journal February 18, 2014by Mary Tompkins LewisThe ancient imperial city of...
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