Romania, the small country in the center of Eastern Europe, is unique in that it is the only Eastern Block country that speaks a Romance language. Alexandru Niculescu, in his book Outline History of...
In December 2013, a hoax began circulating on the internet claiming that Pope Francis had called a Third Vatican Council that, among other things, purged a literal hell from Catholic doctrine. ‘This...

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从和田市向西北方向行车不到半小时,就到了墨玉县。墨玉县总人口有53万,维族居民占97.2%,它在历史上属于古于阗国。在有“桑皮纸之乡”之称的墨玉县普恰克其乡里,我们见到了桑皮纸第十代传承人托乎提·巴克。留着一缕花白长须的他一点也不像90多岁的老人:他正坐在铺有地毯的土炕上削着桑树皮。这可是个技术活,需要从已剖开的桑树表皮里轻轻剥离出淡绿色半透明的内皮(第二层树皮)。老人家快速地挥动着小刀,剥剩下的...
    从新疆和田策勒县城沿国道315线东行约30公里即是达玛沟乡。学者称,"达玛沟"正确汉语译名应是"达摩沟",意为"佛法汇集之地"。     达玛沟乡81岁高龄的维吾尔老人买迪萨乌尔·买提赛地、78岁的依明·司马义、73岁的萨德尔·萨乌尔告诉记者,"达玛沟"不是维吾尔语,他们的祖先搬迁到这里的时候就已经叫这个地名...
“粉蜡笺”主要采用优质宣纸,经过染色、拖粉、加蜡、砑光、再施以泥金、泥银,由技术娴熟的专业技工,在纸上进行描金勾银,形成各色吉祥图案,一笔笔细描精绘而成。“粉蜡笺”具有“生、熟两种宣纸的功能效果,具有纸质平滑、润墨坚韧、色泽均匀、气质高雅、精美华贵等特点,适合书写绘画、装饰托裱等多种用途。”粉蜡笺“由于选料严格、加工精细、技艺精湛、图案新颖、色彩鲜艳,不仅具有宜书宜画的实用功能,而且其本身就是一种...
镇为压物之器,其历史源远流长。 魏晋以前古人席地而坐,即坐在铺在地面的草席之上。王室贵胄之家,备有低矮的床榻,上面也要铺席。有的床上置帷帐,帷帐四角也常用镇来压住。春秋战国时就有实物遗存。如浙江绍兴印山大墓出土的春秋玉镇就有19件之多。 镇当时已被人们广泛使用,至西汉时镇的使用及制作都达到了鼎盛时期,这在大量的出土实物和文献记载上都可获知,河北满城汉墓曾出土铜坐人像镇和错银铜豹镇,系压帷帐或席...
Ibayong dedikasyon ang naging daan upang maging mahusay sa larangan ng pagguhit ang Pilipinong pintor na si Juan Luna. At upang lubos na maperpekto ang talento sa pagpinta, siya ay nanirahan sa mga...

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Epic Systems Corporation operates out of a sustainable dairy farmhouse in Wisconsin. Sprawling fields, rippling creeks and acres of farmland – this serene landscape seems like the perfect haven to...

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We call this pyramid by the name 'The Unfinished Pyramid', because this pyramid was not finished. It belongs to the last king of Dynasty Three, his name was Sekhemkhet. This pyramid was found by the...
该砚台呈长方形,高1厘米,长8厘米,宽6厘米,砚台釉水十分温润,瓷质细腻,是典型的明代德化白瓷(见图)。该砚台为传世品,岁月的流逝,寒窗的磨砺,丝毫毕现,令人遐想无限。 难得的是,该砚台上方刻有唐代诗人宋之问《灵隐寺》“桂子月中落”的诗句,右上方还刻有一树叶款,右下角刻有一“石斋”方形印章,笔法流畅,镌刻清晰。砚面略加凹陷,直径约4.5厘米,呈椭圆形,无釉,旁有一砚槽,釉水滋润,积釉处肥腴,整个...