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Yes. Launched. July 17, 2003. (2003-07-17) 6park (Chinese: 留 园 网; pinyin: Liu Yuan) is a Chinese Internet forum specializing in news written in Mandarin Chinese, launched in 2003. Its Chinese name means a place which made people are reluctant to leave. It is a "mega- BBS " with forums for subjects as diverse as economics, health, marriage ...
Butterflies. Butterfly/ butterflies. A common motif used in Chinese embroidery and in Chinaware. [12] The butterfly is a symbol of joy and summer. [12] It also implies long life, beauty and elegance. [6] Pair of butterflies. Pair of butterflies embroidered on clothing strengthens the energy of love.
In ancient China, auspicious ornaments were often either embroidered or woven into textile and clothing. [1] They are also used on religious and ritual clothing (e.g. Daojiao fushi which is Taoist clothing [3]: 101 and Chinese Buddhist clothing) and in Xifu, Chinese opera costumes. [4] Auspicious symbols and motifs continue to be used in ...
Different shapes in a Willow pattern, 19th century. The Willow pattern is a distinctive and elaborate chinoiserie pattern used on ceramic tableware. It became popular at the end of the 18th century in England when, in its standard form, it was developed by English ceramic artists combining and adapting motifs inspired by fashionable hand ...
A Vienna porcelain jug, 1799, decorated to imitate another rare Chinese product, lacquerware. Chinoiserie (English: / ʃɪnˈwɑːzəri /, French: [ʃinwazʁi] ⓘ; loanword from French chinoiserie, from chinois, "Chinese"; traditional Chinese: 中國風; simplified Chinese: 中国风; pinyin: Zhōngguófēng; lit. 'China style') is the ...
Twelve Ornaments. An illustration of the Twelve Ornaments as documented in the Records of the Grand Historian. The Twelve Ornaments (Chinese: 十二章; pinyin: Shí'èr zhāng) are a group of ancient Chinese symbols and designs that are considered highly auspicious. They were employed in the decoration of textile fabrics in ancient China ...
Famille rose (French for " pink family ") is a type of Chinese porcelain introduced in the 18th century and defined by pink overglaze enamel. It is a Western classification for Qing dynasty porcelain known in Chinese by various terms: fencai, ruancai, yangcai, and falangcai. [1] The colour palette is thought to have been brought to China during ...
Canton porcelain. Canton or Cantonese porcelain is the characteristic style of ceramic ware decorated in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong and (prior to 1842) the sole legal port for export of Chinese goods to Europe. As such, it was one of the major forms of exportware produced in China in the 18th and 20th centuries.