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Ancient Post Houses (Yams) Around Beijing
In the ancient past, post houses were stopovers that offered accommodation to officers and messengers who were relaying official documents or military intelligence.For 3,000 years, horses were the most...
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Tombs of the Liao Dynasty
Treasures from the afterlifeThe Liao were a powerful dynasty that ruled over a large part of East Asia from 907 to 1125. Led by the great Khan, Yelii Aboaji, the dynasty was founded by the Khitan, an...
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Song Dynasty Tomb Found in Chongqing
Intricate millennium-old tomb discovered under a high school in China The tomb was discovered at a building site in July in Chongqing, ChinaIts large scale structure include double burial chamber...
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The Jalayirids: Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle East
The Jalayirids: Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle Eastby Patrick WingHardcover: 224 pagesPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (31 Jan. 2016)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1474402259The period...
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Rock painted with suspected Tocharian characters found in Xinjiang
ECNS.com 21 October 2014The photo's shows a rock painted with characters which are suspected as those in the ancient Tocharian languages. The rock was discovered in Hami prefecture, Northwest China's...
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Nine-day Kitan-language Crash Course to be held
Kitan-Language Crash Course, to be held at Yale University in May 11-19, 2016Discussion published by Valerie Hansen on Tuesday, August 11, 2015The Council of East Asian Studies, Yale University, will...
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5,000 Historical Documents Brought to Kazakhstan Under State Cultural...
The Astana Timesin CULTURE on 12 AUGUST 2015About 5,000 documents of historical value have been brought to Kazakhstan and about 160 volumes of books with a 350,000 copy print run have been released...
View ArticleSven Hedin's 1928 Expedition through the Gobi Desert of China
One hour and forty one minutes!A silent documentary made in 1928 of Swedish explore Sven Hedin's expedition through the Gobi desert of Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Towns visited include Baotou...
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The Silk Roads A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
The Silk RoadsA New History of the Worldby Peter FrankopanPublished: 27-08-2015 Format: Hardback Edition: 1st Extent: 656 ISBN: 9781408839973 Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Illustrations: 2 x 8pp...
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Met Opens Asian Art Exhibitions Featuring Dynasties’ Silk and Gold
New York Times August 12, 2015The 100th anniversary celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Asian Art department continues this month with the opening of exhibitions on Chinese lacquer and...
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Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the Metropolitan Collection
October 31, 2015–October 11, 2016#AsianArt100Purchase advance tickets to avoid waiting in admission lines. Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.Galleries 210–216Over the last forty years, the...
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Between Empires: Rupture, Transmission and Transformation 斷裂與轉型：帝國之後的歐亞歷史與史學
Time: June 26 - 28, 2015Venue:Beijing UniversityProgram June 26, 20156月26至28日，国际学术会议“断裂与转型：帝国之后的欧亚历史与史学（Between Empires: Rupture, Transmission and...
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Silk Road Art to Come to Los AngelesVoice of America by Mike O'SullivanPublished August 14, 2015One of the world's largest collections of Buddhist art can be found in a barren region of western China...
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Khazaria in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
Khazaria in the Ninth and Tenth CenturiesBoris Zhivkov, “St. Clement Ohrid” University of SofiaIn Khazaria in the Ninth and the Tenth Centuries Boris Zhivkov offers a new view on Khazaria by...
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Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of China
Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of ChinaMedieval Travels from China Through Central Asia to Persia and BeyondBy Rabban SaumaHardcover: 368 pagesPublisher: I.B.Tauris (19 Mar. 2014)Language:...
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Documentary film: 550 years of the Kazakh Khanate
Kazakh Historical Documentary Presented in WashingtonThe Astana Times BY MALIKA ORAZGALIYEVA in CULTURE on 11 AUGUST 2015Within the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate, the...
View ArticleTang Taizong's Noble Steeds and Xuan Zang and Buddhism
Secrets of the Silk Road: Tang Taizong's Noble SteedsAn introduction to the Penn Museum's famous Tang dynasty horse sculptures with the University of Pennsylvania's East Asian Languages and Cultures...
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Medieval Persia 1040-1797
Medieval Persia 1040-1797 – 21 Jul 2015by David MorganPaperback: 216 pagesPublisher: Routledge; 2 edition (8 July 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1138885665Medieval Persia 1040-1797 charts the...
View ArticleThe Buddhist Murals from the Penn Museum: a Conservation Adventure
From the Penn Museum:The Buddhist Murals in our Chinese Rotunda, some of the largest artifacts in our collection, have been on exhibition there since the 1920s. Supported by the E. Rhodes and Leona B....
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A Mongol Princess Making hajj: The Biography of El Qutlugh Daughter of Abagha...
From: Medievalist.com August 22, 2015A Mongol Princess Making hajj: The Biography of El Qutlugh Daughter of Abagha Ilkhan (r. 1265–82)By Yoni BrackJournal of Royal Asiatic Society, Vol.21:3...
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