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Ladies of a Mandarin's family playing a game of cards. Drawing by Thomas Allom (1843). Playing cards (simplified Chinese: 纸牌; traditional Chinese: 紙牌; pinyin: zhǐpái) were most likely invented in China during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). They were certainly in existence by the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271-1368).
Thomas Allom (13 March 1804 – 21 October 1872) was an English architect, artist, and topographical illustrator. He was a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). [ 1 ]
Light Years Away" by G.E.M. is the most-viewed Chinese music video on YouTube. This is the list of the top 50 most-viewed Chinese music videos on the American video-sharing website YouTube . "A Little Happiness" by Hebe Tien is first Chinese music video to reach 100 million views on August 20, 2016 [ 1 ] while "Goodbye Princess" by Tia Lee is ...
English: Illustration from Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor illustrated…, With an historical Account of Constantinople, and Descriptions of the Plates…, London/Paris, Fisher, Son & Co. (1836-38), by Robert Walsh and Thomas Allom
The game is similar to various Chinese draw-and-discard card games played since the 18th century. The deck for this particular game originated in the 19th century based on Xiangqi pieces on which the names of said pieces are printed on the cards. Chess cards clearly are more recent than money-suited and domino Chinese playing cards. Classical ...
Entrance of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. This is a list of handprint ceremonies for the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Los Angeles, California (originally "Grauman's Chinese Theatre"). Footprints and signatures are also included, and in some cases imprints of other objects:
BEIJING (Reuters) -Rising unemployment in China is pushing millions of college graduates into a tough bargain, with some forced to accept low-paying work or even subsist on their parents' pensions ...
Beijing National Art Museum of China. China/Avant-Garde Exhibition is one of the most significant exhibitions in the history of Chinese contemporary Opening on February 5, 1989 at the National Art Museum of China (formerly the National Art Gallery), and featured over 186 artists and approximately 300 artworks from all over China.