Week 9 Introduce an Image
admin This is an image of an inkstone designed to resemble a bamboo stem; it is made to be as long as one bamboo and there are natural markings on the…
Week 9
In “The Social Life of Inkstones,” Dorothy Ko explores the cultural and social significance of inkstones in China from the 7th to the 17th century. Inkstones were not just tools…
Week 7 Rewrite
The reading “Chinese Money in Global Context” compares the development and usage of money in the Roman Empire to China. The breakup of the Eastern Han Empire and the division…
Week 8
On Tuesday, I chose to read the chapter about space (chapter 2). I have always wondered about the courtyard part of Chinese homes. The homes featured in the chapter were…
Week 7
The reading “Chinese Money in Global Context” compares the development and usage of money in the Roman Empire to China. The breakup of the Eastern Han Empire and the division…
Week 6
In the instructional videos on yarn, silk, and cloth, I realized the painstaking work required to even create the yarn for weaving. I found it reassuring that while drop spindle…
Week 5
This week, I selected the first exploration pack. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) covered most of China during its rule. Their territory also expanded into northern Vietnam, which was also occupied…
Final project topic proposal
I have researched and am interested in sculptures. I have narrowed it down to sculptures from two different dynasties. Both were buried in tombs. I have always liked sculpture as…
Week 4
The First Emperor of Qin was one of the most powerful people of his time. He conquered all of China, combining the warring states but was obsessed with taking an…
Week 3
This week, I chose to read the chapter “Early Chinese Walls” in The Great Wall of China. In class we discussed how the exact origin of the Great Wall is…
