Postcard Taiwan - Bell Tower, Cheng Ching Lake
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mandag 14. oktober 2024
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lørdag 4. juni 2022
torsdag 31. mars 2022
torsdag 30. desember 2021
søndag 29. desember 2019
Taiwan - The little precipieces on the Da-Jan-Shan
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| Postcard The little precipieces on the Da-Jan-Shan, Taiwan |
Taiwan - Yushan mountain
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| Postcard Yushan mountain, Taiwan Yushan (Mount Jade), is the highest mountain on Taiwan Island at 3,952 m (12,966 ft) above sea level |
lørdag 28. desember 2019
Taiwan - National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
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| Postcard National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Taiwan The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a famous national monument, landmark and tourist attraction erected in memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. |
lørdag 21. oktober 2017
Taiwan - Cloisonné enamel and gilted bronze lamp, Grand Hai Li Hotel, Cultural tour
Postcard Cloisonné enamel and gilted bronze lamp
Starting being imported into China from Byzantium of Muslim world in Ming Dynasty, cloisonné had become popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Cloisonné is an alternative name for copper-stripe inlayed enamel ware. Enamel wares made in Jingtai period of Ming dynasty were those with historical significance and also at an international-level standard. Later, people called the special technique of making the enamel wares “cloisonné” (jingtailan). Its special achievement lies in the use of “cobalt blue glaze.” Japanese call these enamel wares Qibaoshao. The “beast-faced cloisonné jar with two handles” is possibly a jar-like light holder. Having exotic patterns, the whole jar has a match between copper carvings and the full brilliant colours of cloisonné. There are eight colours of enamel glaze.
Taiwan - Imperial robe at Grand Hai Li Hotel, Cultural tour
Postcard Imperial robe at Grand Hai Li Hotel, Cultural tour
The imperial robe’s material is of silks and satins. Despite being unfinished, the robe has shows its embryonic form. [The origin of imperial dragon robes] In reign of East Han’s Emperor Ming (59 A.D.), long robes became the official costume. Since then, long robes were a general style for official clothes for many years. The term “imperial dragon robe” (lungpao) started being used in the Qing Dynasty. The dragon was regrded as a symbol of the son of heaven. On the robe are many patterns of dragons.
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