#OTD in 1008, #Song #宋 Emperor Zhenzong 真宗 (r. 997–1022) performs the Feng Shan #封禪 sacrifice to Heaven & Earth on Mount Tai #泰山, one of five sacred mountains of #ImperialChina. Only six emperors personally performed these rites in #ChineseHistory, Zhenzong being the last.

If you’ve heard of the #anime #TheApothecaryDiaries and you’re not sure it’s worth a watch, here’s my two cents. Yes. 😂 The success of the series is easily explained. #historic #imperialChina #botany #funny #beautiful #drama Give it a try, you’ll love Mao Mao. ☺️ @jazzlikestogame.bsky.social

#OTD 1905: in a last-ditch effort to modernise #China, the imperial Qing 清 government begins the process of abolishing the civil service examinations #科舉, which had regulated entry into officialdom in #ImperialChina for 1300 years.

Imperial Seville Dinner Plates ~ Set Of 2 ~ W Dalton Blue Roses Gray Scrolls Gold Trim Replacement Dishes janelliminellisshop.etsy.com/listing/4333... #ImperialChina #Seville #Replacement #DinnerPlates #Vintage #Etsy #EtsySeller #EtsyShop

Postdoctoral position in the social history of material infrastructures The Early Modern History (EMH) Research Group at KU Leuven invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the social history of material infrastructures (Chinese and East Asian history, 1000-1800...

Our #history department at KU Leuven is again looking for a new Postdoc colleague, this time to join the ERC project “Regionalizing Infrastructures in Chinese History” led by @hildedw.bsky.social. For more info check:
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#sinology #imperialchina #chineseinfrastructure

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#mountainresort #Chengde #kangxi #summerresidence #qingdynasty #chinesehistory #ImperialChina

a lavish yet severe portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi constructed from torn court edicts, dragon robe patterns, Qing dynasty paintings, newspaper clippings on the Boxer Rebellion, opium trade charts, and lacquered fan fragments, her face layered from delicate silk textures and jade carvings, background woven with burning palaces, foreign treaties, and broken porcelain, colors rich with red, gold, and ink-black contrasts, symbolic cut-and-paste collage with imperial elegance and ruthless control

Empress Dowager Cixi: Silk, Smoke, and Iron Rule

Prompt in ALT

#aiart #blueskyart #digitalart #aicommunity #collageart #cixi #qingdynastyart #cutandpasteaesthetic #symbolicportrait #recycledmedia #conceptualcollage #historicaltruth #foundmediaart #imperialchina #powerandsecrecy #monarchscrutiny

#DOTD in #ChineseHistory: Li Yuan 李淵 (566–635), temple name Gaozu 高祖, first emperor (r. 618–626) and emperor emeritus 太上皇 (626–635) of the Tang 唐 dynasty, seen here looking at the pedometer he received as a welcome present from the Turkic 突厥 Khagan. #ImperialChina

#OTD in #MedievalChina: The Shatuo 沙陀 general Li Cunxu 李存勗 (Zhuangzong 莊宗, 885–926, r. 923–926) declares himself emperor of the restored or Latter #Tang 後 #唐, one of the #FiveDynasties #五代 (907–960) in #ChineseHistory #ImperialChina #Restoration

#DOTD in #ImperialChina: Yang Guang 楊廣, Emperor Yang of Sui 隋煬帝 (569–618, r. 604–618). Exhausting his realm in massive construction projects (e.g., the #GrandCanal) and military campaigns, he was killed by a mutiny in his southern capital Jiangdu 江都 (modern Yangzhou 揚州).

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: Liu Xie 劉協, Emperor Xian 獻帝 (181–234, r. 189–220), last monarch of the (Eastern/Latter) #Han #漢 (東漢, 後漢). #ImperialChina #China #EarlyChina #Sinology #Dynasty

Delivering the Chinese Post Office

As Late #ImperialChina sought to rebuild as a modern state from the ashes of war, a new national post office was born.

🔒 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘀𝗮𝗶’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀

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Delivering the Chinese Post Office

As Late #ImperialChina sought to rebuild as a modern state from the ashes of war, a new national post office was born.

🔒 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘀𝗮𝗶’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀

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Images:

A variety of dragon robes courtesy Denver Art Museum

#denverartmuseum #qingdynasty #dragonrobes #textileart #imperialchina #lifelonglearning #curiosity #wonder #symbolism #textiles #lifelonglearning

The Last Emperor's Tragic Journey: The Story of Emperor Puyi

#lastemperor #emperorpuyi #chinesehistory #lostempire #qingdynasty #imperialchina #worldhistory #tragedy #historicalfigures #forgottenhistory #dynasty #historyfacts #asiahistory #historicaljourney #royalty #fyp #fypシ #reels #trending

Pair of woodcut prints depicting Chinese Guardian Lions.

Woodcut print depicting a female Chinese Guardian Lion.

Woodcut print depicting a male Chinese Guardian Lion.

Chinese Guardian Lion woodcut prints

Oil-based ink on raw Xuan paper

These took around 40 hours each to carve - I went half-mad from carving all of the spirals.

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#woodcut #printmaking #imperialchina

#OTD in 1008, #Song #宋 Emperor Zhenzong 真宗 (r. 997–1022) performs the Feng Shan #封禪 sacrifice to Heaven & Earth on Mount Tai #泰山, one of five sacred mountains of #ImperialChina. Only six emperors personally performed these rites in #ChineseHistory, Zhenzong being the last.

#OTD 1905: in a last-ditch effort to modernise #China, the imperial Qing 清 government begins the process of abolishing the civil service examinations #科舉, which had regulated entry into officialdom in #ImperialChina for 1300 years.

Book Review: The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century - Buddhistdoor Global Stephanie Balkwill's new book shines a light on the women-led system of monastic influence on medieval Chinese royal affairs

BDG feature: Book Review: The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century

Read here: tinyurl.com/vnujeyeu

#buddhism #books #bookreview #china #history #women #chinesehistory #imperialchina #imperialism #chinesebuddhism

#DOTD: Li Yuan 李淵 (566–635), temple name Gaozu 高祖, first emperor (r. 618–626) and emperor emeritus #太上皇 (626–635) of the Tang 唐, seen here looking at the pedometer he received as a welcome present from the Turkic #突厥 Khagan. #dynasty #ImperialChina

#OTD in #MedievalChina: The Shatuo 沙陀 general Li Cunxu 李存勗 (Zhuangzong 莊宗, 885–926, r. 923–926) declares himself emperor of the restored or Latter #Tang 後 #唐, one of the #FiveDynasties #五代 (907–960) in #ChineseHistory #ImperialChina #Restoration

#DOTD in #ImperialChina: Yang Guang 楊廣, Emperor Yang of Sui 隋煬帝 (569–618, r. 604–618). Exhausting his realm in massive construction projects (e.g., the #GrandCanal) and military campaigns, he was killed by a mutiny in his southern capital Jiangdu 江都 (modern Yangzhou 揚州).

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: Liu Xie 劉協, Emperor Xian 獻帝 (181–234, r. 189–220), last monarch of the (Eastern/Latter) #Han #漢 (東漢, 後漢). #ImperialChina #China #EarlyChina #Sinology #Dynasty

#BOTD: Zhao Kuangyin #趙匡胤 (Taizu 太祖, 927–976, r. 960–976), founding emperor of the #Song #宋 dynasty (960–1279). #ChineseHistory #ImperialChina

#OTD in 1008, #Song #宋 Emperor Zhenzong 真宗 (r. 997–1022) performs the Feng Shan #封禪 sacrifice to Heaven & Earth on Mount Tai #泰山, one of five sacred mountains of #ImperialChina. Only six emperors personally performed these rites in #ChineseHistory, Zhenzong being the last.