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  2. Blue and white pottery - Wikipedia

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    In the 1640s, rebellions in China and wars between the Ming dynasty and the Manchus damaged many kilns, and in 1656–1684 the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade by closing its ports. Chinese exports almost ceased and other sources were needed to fulfill the continuing Eurasian demand for blue and white.

  3. Huaqing Pool - Wikipedia

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    Huaqing Pool (华清池), also known as the Huaqing Hot Springs (华清宫), are a complex of hot springs located in an area characterized by mild weather and scenic views at the northern foot of Mount Li, one of the three major peaks of the Qinling.

  4. Blue and White Porcelain - Wikipedia

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    Originally, Vincent Fang wanted to name the song "Bronze", because bronze is not romantic enough to change the Song dynasty's "Ru ware" for the song title.However, the Ru ware of the word "Ru" would give rise to unflattering associations, and coupled with the romantic elegance of porcelain, Vincent Fang finally decided to use porcelain as the title of the song.

  5. List of Chinese cash coins by inscription - Wikipedia

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    As most of these early round coins had round holes, the first "true" cash coins were the Yi Hua (一化) produced by the State of Yan. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Apart from two small and presumably late coins from the State of Qin, coins from the spade money area have a round hole and refer to the jin and liang units.

  6. Hua Yan - Wikipedia

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    Hua Yan, Autumn Scene, Freer Gallery of Art, 1729 Hua Yan autoportrait Hua Yan (1682 – 1756) simplified Chinese: 华嵒; traditional Chinese: 華嵒; pinyin: Huà Yán; Wade–Giles: Hua Yen; courtesy name Qiu Yue (秋岳), sobriquets Xinluo Shanren (新罗山人), Dong Yuan Sheng (东园生), Buyi Sheng (布衣生), Ligou Jushi (离垢居士)and Bosha Daoren (白沙道人) was a Chinese ...

  7. Li Qingzhao - Wikipedia

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    Li Qingzhao was born in 1084 in Jinan, Shandong province. She was born to a family of scholar-officials.Her father, Li Gefei, was an academic professor, a famous essayist, and a member of a poetry and literary circle led by Su Shi.

  8. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    Between 2004 and 2013, an estimated. 3,350,449. people were forced from their homes, deprived of their land or had their livelihoods damaged because they lived in the path of a World Bank project.

  9. Chinese classic herbal formula - Wikipedia

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    Many of these formulas were created by the pioneers of Chinese medicine and are quite old. For example, "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan" (六味地黄丸; liùwèi dìhuáng wán; liu-wei ti-huang wan) was developed by Qian Yi (钱乙 Qián Yǐ) (c. 1032–1113 CE).