On the next broadcast of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim I'll be welcoming back Willow Weilan Hai. She is the director of the China Institute Gallery in New York City.
Sometimes when you visit a museum exhibit there are treasures on display that simply take your breath away. I experienced one of those cultural epiphanies when I laid eyes on an immaculately restored jade suit at the China Institute Gallery’s new exhibition, Dreams of the Kings: A Jade Suit for Eternity, Treasures of the Han Dynasty from Xuzhou.
More than 76 objects originating from royal tombs dating from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 8 CE) will be exhibited in the U.S. for the first time. Ranging from terracotta performers to carved stone animal sculptures, the objects are extraordinary testimony to customs and beliefs surrounding life and death during the Western Han Dynasty, one of China’s golden eras.
Together with Rome, the Western Han capital, Chang’an in present day Shaanxi Province, were the two largest cities in the ancient world. Poetry, literature and philosophy developed and flourished during the Western Han Dynasty.
Among the accomplishments of the Chinese people during the Han Dynasty were the developments of paper, sundials, and astronomical instruments. Today, the majority of the population in China is descended from the Han people, the single largest ethnic group in the world.
I’m looking forward to welcoming back Willow Weilan Hai, Director of China Institute Gallery in New York City. We’ll be conversing about this remarkable exhibit at the China Institute in America. It’s an adventure into an area of China’s history you should partake in this summer. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated bilingual catalogue, too.
We'll also feature our usual weekly words of wisdom in the Confucius Moment. On Treasures of China let your imagination soar as we'll take off for a new, amazing destination. Learn about what's going on and things to see at museums on the Weekly Almanac. We'll have more for you on Chinese Fun Facts, too.
Last -and certainly not least- I’ll be sharing some special, well-deserved words of appreciation for Sue Lee, the retiring executive director of the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco, California.
Be part of the journey this coming Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern USA Time/ 10:30 p.m. Beijing Time on 1490 WGCH Greenwich, Connecticut USA and anywhere in WGCH.com via audio-streaming.
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