Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
Tibetan Buddhism, also called Lamaism, is an important Buddhist branch in China. Published on this series of playing cards are photos of 54 Tibetan...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
As early as the late Ming Dynasty when mechanical clocks was first introduced into China Imperial Palace, emperors had showed great concerns about...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
In Chinese history, some 300 emperors, from the Yellow Emperor to Puyi, rules the country, We can see 54 portraits of the well-known emperors...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
All these pictures are selected from the secret-hidden paintings of Qing Dynasty. Each of the 54 paintings is well-chosen artwork, which reflected...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
The pictures on the Empress Dowager Cixi Playing Cards are selected from old photos and paintings fully displaying all aspects of the life of Empress...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
Ruyi,  as one wishes, first appeared at East Zhou Dynasty, means lucky, generally shaped in peculiar model -"S" crank with handle head. It...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
The Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City, is the largest palace complex in the world. Build in 1420, it was where emperors of the Ming...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
The history of snuff bottles in China over 400 years.In the Qing Dynasty snuff bottles used to be regarded as precious gifts in international...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
The collections of the Palace Muesum are rich in culture, of high value for the study of history, and superb in arts. The 54 pieces we selected for...

Publisher: The Palace Museum | Published on 01/2005
This series of playing cards display 54 piece of wine vessels from the remote antiquity to the late Qing Dynasty in the Forbidden City.