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A Chinese Servant Statue
A servant statue, Western Han Period (206 BCE – 9 CE). Cernuschi Museum, Paris, France.

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Chinese Dynasties Visual Timeline
An image illustrating the progression of Chinese dynasties from the semi-mythical Xia, and the conquest of the Mongols (who ruled China as the Yuan dynasty), until the eventual fall of the Qing, the last imperial house. The emperors of China...

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Traditional Chinese Roof Tiles & Acroteria
A detail of a roof from the Forbidden Cty, Beijing. In ancient Chinese architecture the yellow tiles, curved roof, and dragon acroteria were all typical features of imperial buildings.

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Chinese Pig-Dragon Sculpture
A Chinese pig-dragon sculpture. China, probably Yunnan Province, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Chinese Army on the March
Artist's impression of the Chinese army marching into battle.

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Interview: Buddhism in Korea
In this interview, James Blake Wiener, Co-Founder and Communications Director at Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE), speaks to Emeritus Professor James H. Grayson, Professor of Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield, about the historical...

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2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: Crash Course World History #7 In which John introduces you to quite a lot of Chinese history by discussing the complicated relationship between the Confucian scholars...

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Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Gaozu (also Kao-tsu, formerly Li Yuan, r. 618-626 CE) was a Sui military commander who led a rebellion against his former masters, seized control of the state, and founded the Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE). Overshadowed in the ancient...

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Chinese Terracotta Warrior
A portion of the Terracotta Army, the clay life-size army in the tomb of the Qin emperor Shi Huangdi. c. 210 BCE, Shaanxi Province, China.

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Chinese Dragon Roof Tile
A glazed ceramic roof tile depicting a dragon. Nanjing, Ming dynasty, 1366-1400.
The British Museum, London.