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Cloisonné

Cloisonné, also known as "copper padding thread weaving enamel", is a unique combination of porcelain and copper handicrafts. It is the luxuriance, fancy and nicety that make cloisonné famed all around the world. The manufacture of cloisonné requires a series of complicated processes. Generally, a padding with copper should be first built, followed by craftsmen’s [...]

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The Ming Tombs

The Ming Tombs, namely, Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, are located in Changping District 50 kilometers north of urban Beijing. An almost 40 square kilometers site on the southern slope of Mount Taishou buries 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The site was selected by the third Ming Dynasty emperor Yongle (1402 – 1424), [...]

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