The newly restored Deshou Palace, which also doubles as the Southern Song Dynasty Deshou Palace Ruins Museum, was officially unveiled on Friday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
The newly restored Deshou Palace, which also doubles as the Southern Song Dynasty Deshou Palace Ruins Museum, was officially unveiled on Friday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
In Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, a major archaeology and restoration project ongoing at the site of Deshou Palace is expected to restore the complex and transform it into a Southern Song Dynasty Museum.
Forum in Beijing sheds light on a late 12th-century book By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-17 09:24 Share Four volumes of an abridged version of Song masterpiece
Zizhi Tongjian is the focus of a recent forum in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily]
The Song Dynasty (960-1279) produced brilliant cultures and influential technological advancements.
The printing industry of the empire, for example, saw maturity of the woodblock printing and invention of moveable type printing. Song books which feature fine printing, neat layout and elegant writing are thereafter sought after among collectors today.
A forum held recently in Beijing zoomed in on the artistic and historical values of a book believed to be published between 1174 and 1189, during the later years of Emperor Xiaozong.