Today, let me show you these beautiful chicken “relatives”.
There’s an old saying: “Domestic chickens, once killed, will run in circles; wild pheasants, if left unhunted, will fly freely.” The wild pheasant here refers to the common pheasant (Pheasant officinalis). Pheasants, also called common pheasants, are very widespread in my country, with over 30 species. Historically, they were so numerous they became a pest. […]
Want to pay homage to Xuanyuan in the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor?
Ancient historical records indicate that the Youxiong Kingdom was located in present-day Xinzheng, Henan Province. On the third day of the third lunar month, the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan Huangdi) was born at Xuanyuan Hill (present-day Xinzheng, Henan). Therefore, the Yellow Emperor’s birthplace is Xinzheng, Henan. Every year on the third day of the third lunar […]
The bronze sculpture of a father and son is dressed in purple.
The greenery at the foot of Juci Mountain is growing lush, and a gentle breeze blows along the banks of the Zhen and Wei Rivers. On April 22nd, the third day of the third lunar month, the Grand Ancestor Worship Ceremony of the Year of the Yellow Emperor was solemnly held at the Yellow Emperor’s […]
There is a thousand-year-old temple that “glows”—Xiangji Temple.
On the banks of the Grand Canal in Hangzhou stands a thousand-year-old temple that seems to glow—Xiangji Temple. It is not only the only temple in China dedicated to the “God of Food,” but also a palace of bronze casting art. On April 24th, former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and his delegation visited the […]
Reviving Van Gogh’s sunflowers with molten copper at 1083℃
In 1888, in the small town of Arles in southern France, Van Gogh splashed his first “Sunflowers” onto the canvas to welcome his friend Gauguin. He used intense ochre and cobalt blue to make the petals resemble dancing flames. “You could say the sunflower is my flower,” he wrote in a letter to his brother […]
19 Years of Copper Smelting | What is Copper Smelting?
On May 7th, the “Charming Gengcai, Vibrant Hehai” Zhu Bingren Tianjin Art Exhibition grandly opened at the Tianjin Museum. This exhibition holds special significance as May 25th marks the 19th anniversary of the birth of copper smelting art. This is the first Gengcai art-themed exhibition by Zhu Bingren, an 81-year-old realist artist and Chinese arts […]
Test 1 , one of the “Three Elders of the Grand Canal”
Recently, Zhu Bingren, one of the “Three Elders of the Grand Canal,” honorary president of the Grand Canal Professional Committee of the China Cultural Relics Society, and a master of Chinese arts and crafts, donated a commemorative plaque entitled “Dragon Seal and Oar—The Canal’s Legacy” to the Capital Museum. Commemorative Plaque for the Protection and […]