Great Wall (Chángchéng 长城)|Chángchéng 长城 (Great Wall)
Andrew FIELD An aerial view of the Great Wall shows its expansive reach and fortification points across the mountains. PHOTO
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:13-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Architecture, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Geography, History, Arts, and Culture, Site|
Andrew FIELD An aerial view of the Great Wall shows its expansive reach and fortification points across the mountains. PHOTO
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:14-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Architecture, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Geography, History, Arts, and Culture, Site|
Ronald G. KNAPP The two-level bridge spanning the Yangzi River at Nanjing, an engineering marvel built and designed entirely by
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:14-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Architecture, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Geography, History, Arts, and Culture, Site|
Ronald G. KNAPP The segmented open spandrels (arches) that support the Zhaozhou Bridge, built during the Sui dynasty, were a
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:14-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Cities, Geography, History, Arts, and Culture, Sculpture and artisanry|
Ellen HUANG As early as the sixth century CE, the city of Jingdezhen produced ceramics. It went on to specialize
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:14-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Architecture, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Cities, Geography, History, Arts, and Culture|
Yan SUN Sculpted bronze heads with gilded masks from the Sanxingdui Museum. The sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui site, accidentally
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:14-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Architecture, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Environment, Geography, History, Arts, and Culture, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Site, Technology|
Stephen F. CUNHA A view of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest feat of engineering, which will supply China