This is a special exhibit of Tibetan artifacts at the Henan Provincial Museum in Zhengzhou in August, 2011. I was unable to get labels but these nearly all date from Ming or Qing periods. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/TibetExhibitHenanProvincialMuseum2011
These 2 rooms of jade & bronze in the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., were not here in 2009. They have such a large collection that they rotate it. The photos I took then are posted in a separate album labelled Chinese & Asian Art. It can be located on the website under July 2009. These artifacts were mostly acquired from China during the Warlord Era (c. 1920s), and the bronzes were cleaned. We don’t do that today with ancient bronze, but it does give a better idea of what they looked like when they were new. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChineseBronzeJadeFreerGallery2011
Gongyi is the site of the Imperial Tombs of the Song Dynasty, located about midway between Zhengzhou and Luoyang. I found this museum by accident and had only about a half-hour inside. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/GongyiCityMuseum?authkey=Gv1sRgCI-2sOm2-sWstgE#
The National Museum in Beijing opened in March, 2011, after 5 years of renovation. I have 4 albums of photos taken April 7, but the majority of the exhibits were not yet open. This one is an exhibit of ancient bronze. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NationalMuseumBeijingBronzeExhibit#
The National Museum in Beijing opened in March, 2011, after 5 years of renovation. I have 4 albums of photos taken April 7, but the majority of the exhibits were not yet open. This one is an exhibit of porcelain. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NationalMuseumBeijingPorcelainExhibit#
The National Museum in Beijing opened in March, 2011, after 5 years of renovation. I have 4 albums of photos taken April 7, but the majority of the exhibits were not yet open. This one is an exhibit of buddha religion art. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NationalMuseumBeijingBuddhistArtExhibit#
The National Museum in Beijing opened in March, 2011, after 5 years of renovation. I have 4 albums of photos taken April 7, but the majority of the exhibits were not yet open. This one is a permanent exhibit about China’s recovery following a century of degradation at the hands of the West. Much of the exhibit is photographs & documents, and I omitted much. The English text I posted is highly informative – at many levels. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NationalMuseumBeijingTheRoadOfRejuvenation#
Nanning is in the south near the Vietnamese border. The museum is small, but has some very rare Baiyue bronze artifacts, and has the world’s largest collection of bronze drums. I included at the end some photos of People’s Park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NanningGuangxiProvincialMuseum#
This is a special exhibit of a hoard of Tang Dynasty treasures displayed at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in March, 2011. I have 5 earlier albums from this museum. Some of these artifacts can be found in my Tang Gallery album from 2009, and may even be better photos because the harsh lighting in this exhibit made it difficult to get good images. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ShaanxiMuseumTangTreasuresExhibit#
The Bell & Drum Towers of Xi’an date from early Ming Dynasty, and, along with the pair in Beijing, are the best-preserved bell & drum towers in China. Both contain small museums, and offer musical performances at regular intervals. I have more photos of both posted in my earlier “Xi’an: Ancient Capital” album. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/XiAnBellDrumTowersTheirMuseums#