Splendors of the National Palace Museum
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eng
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Text
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application/pdf
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256 p.
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9789575625849
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สถาบันพิพิธภัณฑ์การเรียนรู้แห่งชาติ
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Abstract
The National Palace Museum's rich treasures originate from the imperial Qing court a long tradition of dynastic China's royal collections. Facing the threat of war after the 918 Incident (1931), a best selection was ready to leave the Forbidden City (1933) and to evacuate south. The first stop was at Shanghai (1934), and then on to the Republic's capital Nanjing, where a Preparatory Office was set up in 1936 for the proposed National Central Museum. From there, 3,824 crates again went to Taiwan in 1948 and stayed in Baigou, Taizhong County until in 1965 a museum complex was completed at Wishuangxi, Taipei.
Table of contents
CONTENTS
DIRECTOR'S PREFACE
THE HERITAGE: FROM INHERITANCE TO INNOVATION
A Brief History of the National Palace Museum
ANTIQUITIES : Heavenly Treasures
JADE : Finest Quintessence Nurtured by Mountains and Rivers
BRONZE : Grandest Treasure of the State
CERAMICS : Graceful Splendor That Dazzles
CURIOS : Ingenuity Rivalling Celestial Feats
CALLIGRAPHY and PAINTING : Sublime Art in Brush and Ink
RARE BOOKS and HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS : Sanctuaries of Knowledge
SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE HERITAGE : Preservation, Service, Exchange, and Creativity
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
TIMELINE of the ARTIFACTS
FORMER and PRESENT LEADERS
CHRONOLOGY of DYNASTIC CHINA