Special
stamp issues during international stamp exhibition in HK
Hongkong
Post Monday announced that two special stamp issues
would be released during "Hong Kong 2009 -- 23rd Asian
International Stamp Exhibition" to be held in the city
from May 14 to 17.
To
mark the opening of the stamp exhibition, a stamp
sheetlet will be issued on May 14. The sheetlet takes
the tangram, a puzzle game comprising seven pieces, as
its subject. A special printing effect is applied to the
stamp and the enclosed screener can be placed on the
stamp, and when moved slightly, the hidden pattern and
words will come out.
On
May 16, Hongkong Post will issue a set of Hong Kong
Museums Collection special stamps. This set of stamps,
presenting six selected exhibits from the Hong Kong
Museum of Art, the Art Museum of The Chinese University
of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and the
University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of
Hong Kong, allows people to have a glimpse of the
Chinese calligraphy and paintings of celebrated Chinese
artists.(Xinhua News Agency April 27, 2009)
Chinese
man runs private museum on Sino-U.S. relations in E China
Many
Chinese are now engaged in opening private museums on subjects ranging from
coins, furniture to stamps, but Pan Jie is the only one who has been running
a private museum focused on Sino-U.S. relations.
In his hometown Hangzhou
by the side of the breath-taking West Lake, Pan, 75, did not hide his pride
in his project he has been launching with his wife since he retired 15 years
ago. The Sino-U.S. Friendship Museum, a is now putting on a brand new
exhibition for marking the 30th anniversary of Sino-U.S diplomatic
relations.
At the front entrance of
the Museum, there stands a bronze statue of Dr. Henry Kissinger, the man who
pioneered for the thawing of the U.S.-Chinese relations in early 1970s. The
formal inauguration of the museum was on the same day of the 80th birthday
of the former U.S. Secretary of State. There is also a signed photo of
Kissinger and a letter of congratulations from the world-known diplomat on
display.
Pan used to be a
researcher at Zhejiang Provincial Museum. He became interested in studying
Sino-U.S. relations in the 1980s, when a team of American and
Chinese-American writers paid a visit to Hangzhou. In 1985, Pan set up a
foundation for studying Sino-U.S. relations with his own savings. Since
then, he was invited to visit the U.S. by some Chinese-Americans, and made
friends with many people, including Madame Chenault, a prominent
Chinese-American woman.
Pan said he was also
greatly inspired by Qian Xuesen (Chien Hsuch-Sen), a world renowned
U.S.-educated Chinese scientist, who encouraged him to open a museum after
retirement. After he retired, Pan collected and spent 43,000 U.S dollars in
this project by organized nine exhibitions and published several books, all
of them on Sino-U.S. relations. One of the exhibition was on the history of
early Chinese-Americans who emigrated to America during the Qing Dynasty.
Soundbite: Pan Jie "Qian
told me the best way to carry out scientific studies and researches is to
keep pursuing it to the deep. He suggested me to establish a museum after
retirement to study museum science and put my own ideas through the
project."
The items on display are
mainly documents, old newspapers, photos, pictures and paintings. Pan once
produced a hanging scroll made of silk depicting the first American cargo
vessel to China, "The Chinese Empress". He presented it as a gift to
President George W. Bush upon his election as president in 2001. (Jan
13, 09 Source: XHTV)
Three Gorges Emigrants Museum starts
construction.
Beijing;s Museum & Galleries - a list of over 70 museums in Beijing
Chairman Mao Memorial
Hall to Close for Maintenance
Xinhua News,
March 1, 2007 - Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
is to close from March 3 to September 20 for maintenance, according
to the hall's administration. Located in
Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
was built after Mao Zedong died on September 9, 1976 and completed
in May 1977. Since the hall opened on September 9 the same year, it
has received 158 million visitors, who came to pay respects to the
late Chinese leader.
Mao Zedong (1893-1976), a native of Hunan Province in
central China, was one of the founding members of the Communist
Party of China. He served as chairman of the CPC Central Committee
from 1945 to 1976, and he was also the first head of state of the
People's Republic of China.
New Beijing Museum
Puts on Maiden Show
Xinhua News, Dec. 17, 2005 - The new Beijing Museum, built with
investment of 1.23-billion-yuan (US$152 million) reopened on a trial
basis Friday, displaying various antiques as well as the old folk
culture of Beijing. The museum, which focuses on life in Beijing in
bygone days, covers an area of 63,390 square meters, with a
2,000-square-meter central hall. The reconstruction project lasted four
years. "The new Beijing museum has 13 themed exhibition rooms displaying
5,622 items. The collection is the largest in China," said Han Yong, the
curator of the museum. According to Han, 80 percent of
the rarities are being showcased for the first time in China. To make it
more convenient for visitors, 1,000 computerized-navigators have been
installed to give visitors introductions on the exhibited items.
Information is also given in English and Japanese. Other languages will
be added in the future. The venue is expected to receive 2,000 visitors
daily and tickets will be 20 yuan (US$2.5) each for the trial
operational period.
New Beijing Museum
Puts on Maiden Show
Xinhua News, Dec. 17, 2005 - The new Beijing Museum, built with
investment of 1.23-billion-yuan (US$152 million) reopened on a trial
basis Friday, displaying various antiques as well as the old folk
culture of Beijing. The museum, which focuses on life in Beijing in
bygone days, covers an area of 63,390 square meters, with a
2,000-square-meter central hall. The reconstruction project lasted four
years. "The new Beijing museum has 13 themed exhibition rooms displaying
5,622 items. The collection is the largest in China," said Han Yong, the
curator of the museum. According to Han, 80 percent of the rarities are
being showcased for the first time in China. To make it more convenient
for visitors, 1,000 computerized-navigators have been installed to give
visitors introductions on the exhibited items. Information is also given
in English and Japanese. Other languages will be added in the future.
The venue is expected to receive 2,000 visitors daily and tickets will
be 20 yuan (US$2.5) each for the trial operational period.
Heyuan Museum Listed in
Guinness World Records
Xinhua News, Feb. 13, 2005 -
A museum in south
China's Guangdong Province has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World
Records with its 10,008 dinosaur egg fossils, the largest collection in the
world. An official in charge of cultural affairs confirmed that the city museum
of Heyuan, in the northern part of Guangdong, has entered the world-famous
record book.
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coverage)
New Museum Showcases Shanxi Culture
Xinhua News Agency
Jan. 10, 2005 -
A local resident views an ancient wine
container dating back to ancient China's Shang Dynasty (1,600 BC-1,100 BC) in
the newly-built Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi
Province, Jan. 8, 2005. 316 million RMB yuan (US$38.26 million) has been
invested to build the museum. More than 4,000 pieces of cultural relics are
displayed in the 10,000-square-meter museum to showcase the province's rich
culture.
Peking Man Skull on Display
Xinhua News
Agency Oct. 1, 2004) - The 500,000 year-old Peking
Man skull went on display Thursday at the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Museum,
southwest of Beijing. The skull is one of the only three in China, according to
the Beijing
News. Sources with the museum said they would transfer the bone from the
Chinese Academy of Sciences on Thursday, where it has been preserved. The
exhibition from September 30 to October 14 was to let Beijing citizens have a
better understanding of Peking Man, said Yang Haifeng, curator of the museum.
Chinese archaeologists unearthed the skull in 1929 at Zhoukoudian, about 50 km
southwest of downtown Beijing. At the time, the discovery stunned the world.
China has since discovered five other complete Peking Man skulls. Three were
lost during World War II and the other two discovered in 1996. According to
scientists' research, the 1966 skulls together with the 1930s skull, belong to
the same Peking Man, who was middle-aged and has physiological characteristics
of modern people. To ensure its safety,
the museum has insured 4.5 million RMB yuan (US$540,000) on the bone, said Yang.
"The bone is very precious and we will ask police to transport it while two
routes have been prepared to prevent potential troubles." said Yang. The museum
had exhibited the other of the two existent skull-- a frontal bone-- in 2003
under strict protection.
Museum Shows Vintage Locomotives
China Daily, Aug. 30, 2004 - The
long-awaited Shanghai Railway Museum, with locomotives rarely seen worldwide,
opened over the weekend to attract train lovers, especially kids who are
interested in train technology...
Exhibition Shows Beijing's Architectural History
Xinhua News Agency September 10, 2004 -
An exhibition featuring old
Beijing architecture is expected to help reinforce residents' desire
to protect cultural relics in the capital city. The weeklong
exhibition, which opened on Tuesday in Beijing, includes three major
parts: "rebuilding the imperial capital," "recovering the metropolis
built in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)" and "repairing the
disappeared city gates and walls."
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