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Using the tiny green bean
Li Shizhen, a pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), identified medical functions of mung beans and recorded them in "Ben Cao Gang Mu" ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), a classic of TCM pharmacopoeia.
Beijing Opera Facial Design (5)
Cross-shaped Face (十字门脸 shízìmén liǎn) : The cross-shaped face is developed on the basis of the three-tile face and six-section face by joining the eye sockets of the three-tile face with the vertical color belt of the six-section face at the point between the eyebrows, hence its name. This type of face charts give prominence to the forehead and nose, and produce a more three-dimensional feeling impression of the face.
Wang Shen: A Great Calligrapher and Connoisseur
Wang Shen (1037-ca.1093) (王诜): courtesy name Jin Qing (晋卿), native of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. He was the son-in-law of Emperor Yingzong of the song Dynasty, a calligrapher and connoisseur.
Guo Xi: A New Style of Landscape Painting
Guo Xi (1023-ca.1085) (郭熙): courtesy name Chun Fu(淳夫), native of Wenxian, Henan Province. In the years 1068-1077 of emperor Shenzong’s reign, he was put in charge of painting matters in the imperial court. It was he who postulated the compositional schemata of landscape painting consisting of the “high distance”, the “deep distance” and the “flat distance”.
Wen Tong: A Master of Bamboo Painting
Wen Tong (1018-1079) (文同): courtesy name Yu Ke (与可), style name Mr. Xiao Xiao (笑笑居士、笑笑先生), native of Yanting, Sichuan Province. He was a successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination, and a magistrate of Yangzhou and Huzhou.
Wu Zongyuan: A Painter Influenced by Buddhism and Wu Daozi
Wu Zongyuan (?-1050) (武宗元) ：Native of Mengjin, Henan Province; folk painter in the Northern Song period. He specialized in Buddhist and demon painting, in the tradition of Wudaozi.
Fan Kuan: An Expert Lanscape Painter
Fan Kuan (范宽): courtesy name Zhongli中立; native of Yaoxian, Shaanxi Province. In the Tiansheng era (1023-1032) of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song he was active in the cities of Bianjing and Luoyang. He was an expert landscape painter. He started by following the style of Li Cheng (李成) and Jing Hao (荆浩) but after moving into Mount Zhongnan and Mount Hua to sketch from nature he eventually formed his own approach to painting the massive mountains of north China. Under his brush and landscapes form a coherent whole, and the myriad “split-bean” texture strokes,...
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"De Cheng An", the largest hockshop in Macao
"De Cheng An" began to build in 1917, used to be the largest hockshop in Macao, belonged to merchant prince names Gao Ke ning. It had not been using after completing a course in 1993. In 2001, Macao SAR Government spent 1,400,000 ao yuan in restoring and maintaining, and then handing it to civilian-run enterprises. From then on, "De Cheng An" had beening opened to public as the "Pawnbroking Exhibition" and "Cultural Assembly Hall". Due to the successful protection and utilization case of this history construction, it was honored with 2004 UNESCO Heritage Award.
Zhao Chang: the Painter of Grasshoppers and Butterflies
Among all the gifts US President Barack Obama received during his visit to Beijing, there is a collotype of a famous Chinese painting "Grasshoppers and Butterflies". The authentic one was painted by Zhao Chang of Song Dynasty.