2020.5.27 Smithsonian Magazine reports on tiles found in Italy: The intricate, multi-colored tiles likely date to the third century A.D. Archaeologists conducting excavations at a vineyard…
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2020.5.27 Smithsonian Magazine reports on tiles found in Italy: The intricate, multi-colored tiles likely date to the third century A.D. Archaeologists conducting excavations at a vineyard…
The largest siheyuan in the world, was the home to the last two imperial dynasties, Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912), from1420 to 1924. 980 buildings in the complex…
A memoir by my grant-aunt Chow Chung-Cheng (周仲铮 1908-96; Zhou Zhongzheng). Before the second hand books on the internet, I interloaned her book from Library…
Siheyuans (quadrangles or courtyard dwelling) is an architectural style that could be found throughout China. They’re particularly prominent in Beijing. With the Forbidden City being the…
On 1878.07.24, Kaiping Mines opened for business · 开平矿务局 The Kaiping Mines 1877-1912 By Ellsworth C. Carlson, 1971 Chapter I Origins and Early Development of the Kaiping…
The Captain of Industry Chou Hsüeh-hsi (Jan 12, 1866 Jinling – Sept 26, 1947 Beijing), the fourth son of Zhou Fu, born in Jinling (now known…
The First Encounter Soon after moving from Beijing to Hong Kong in 1979, I spotted a stamp convention ad in a newspaper one day. Intrigued…
Chee Hsin Pottery‘s cement tiles. The first two photos are courtesy of Feng Guoyin 冯国鄞. The central tiles were #105/#106/#125, and the border/trim tiles were #113b or…
The traditional Chinese medicine shop Shangchizhai is an old firm in Xinhua City (兴化市昭阳镇) in Taizhou, Jiangsu province. It locates at 10, East Chengwai St 东城外大街十号, according…
Chee Hsin Pottery‘s cement tiles: the central, border/trim and corner tiles, measured in 7 7/8″ square, weighted 3. 85 pound and 1′ thick. #110, the central…