Jingdezhen (Jǐngdézhèn 景德镇)|Jǐngdézhèn 景德镇 (Jingdezhen)
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|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|2014-12-16T16:54:22-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Cities, Geography|
SHAO Xiaorong A small rural community in northern China, Dazhai was known as Mao’s model village. Acclaimed for its transformation
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:23-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Cities, Geography|
Scott SIMON Tainan, the oldest Chinese settlement on Taiwan, is the island’s fourth-largest city. Tainan is an important center of
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:22-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Cities, Geography|
Keith A. LEITICH Guangzhou (Canton) has been an economic center for centuries. The city, with its liberal economic policies, has
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:23-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Cities, Geography|
Bent NIELSEN Xi’an is the modern capital of Shaanxi Province, but the Xi’an area has a legacy dating back thousands