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Clothing, Food, Housing, Transportation and Entertainment in Famous Chinese Paintings——Where Emperors Lived

Appreciation of famous paintings Palace of eternal life Ancient architecture

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This educational series comprises 25 short lectures given by Mr. Zeng Zirong, curator of the CITIC Art Museum. It delves into details of famous Chinese paintings and thus helps foreign Chinese learners understand and appreciate the essential aspects of people's lives in China's ancient past, revealing China's fashion, dietary and architecture cultures as well as Chinese spiritual life. By turning paintings into movie-like moving pictures, the episodes innovatively present the traditional Chinese ways of living in ways not available in a museum tour, making them educationally fun to watch.

The Loop of Fashion
Children's Games
Poetic Lives
Fun Games
Spring Inspired Games
Cooking and Dining of Ordinary People
Imperial Architecture
Emperors, Officials, Gentlemen and Ladies
Difficult Journeys
Food of Nobles
Ladies of the Tang Dynasty
Literati's Food and Drinks
Back to the Song Dynasty
Travelling by Horse
Romance on Boats
From Floor to Benches
Where Emperors Lived
Competitive Games
Emperors’ Feasts
Folk Residence
Traveling on Boats and Wagons
Literati’s Retreats
Interesting Mythology
Touring Landscapes
Scholar’s Games and Palace Games

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