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Friday, April 18, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Exhibition ...
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civilization existing in the Lan-丁ien region about 600,000 years ago.
Pottery, bone and stone tools, bronze fixtures and containers have been uncovered and dated as belonging to an era from 4,000 B.C. to the 5th century B.C. By the beginning of that century, the bronze works are identifiably Chinese, characterized by the intricate scrolling and bestial symbols that marked later Chinese art.
The most prominent artifacts in the display were recovered from tombs of the nobility and military administrators who lived during the Han dynasty, from 288 B.C.
THIS DYNAMY was established immediately after the building of the Great Wall of China, which was commissioned by Shi Huang Guan, dynasty, the great emperor of united China.
A side burial suit that is a highlight of the exhibit is from the tomb of Princess Tou Wan, wife of Lu Sheng, a half-brother of the great Haman emperor Wu-Ti.
It was found near Man-cheng by a troop of Chinese army soldiers on maneuvers and uncovered, with the soldiers' help, by a team of archaeologists.
LI SAID THAT only three of the jade suits, which had been familiar to scholars of Chinese history but had never been seen, had been recovered. Two were from the Man-cheng tombs, one for the prince and one for the princess. The gold thread joining the jade pieces attests to the social rank and wealth of the couple, be said.
"The Flying Horse of Kansu" was uncovered from the tomb of a military administrator of the later, Eastern Han dynasty.
A third jade suit exists, but the silver thread joining the jade pieces indicates that the person for whom it was made was of lower social rank than the Han nobility. Li
The horse, less than a foot tail, was found among an undisturbed procession of horses, carriages and attendants on the floor of the tornb.
LATER EXAMPLES of porcelain, pottery and gold illustrate the artistic achievements of Chinese artists during the centuries following the Han dynasty. Among these artifacts is the porcelain statue of a Buddhist deity excavated from the Tatu, the capital city built by Kublai Khan on the site of present-day Peking.
Kubaiat Khan established the Yuan dynasty shortly after building Tatu, and it was to that city that first Western leaders came from, his father and his uncle—came in 1275.
The latest examples of ancient Chinese art are from this dynasty. The all artifacts in the exhibit have been uncovered since 1949, when Mao Tse-tung established the People's Republic of China after years of civil war.
"Traditionally, the Chinese have regarded death as sacred. The tombs could not be touched. The government now uses them in ceremonies." He has been uncovered in the process," he said.
ACCORDING TO LLI, the vast programs of industrial and social development instituted by Mao have been largely responsible for the discovery of the ancient art.
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