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A detail of a 16th century CE painted scroll showing students taking the civil service examinations which were used to select government officials throughout the history of imperial China. (Beijing Palace...

Bronze Lion-Dog (aka Foo-Dog) at the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. They are always placed in pairs; the male has a paw on an ornate ball, representing power and domination over the human affairs of the world while the female...

Green-glazed ceramic dog, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE. Palace Museum, Beijing, China.

Gold hairpins dating from the Tang Dynasty to the 7th century CE.

Jade Zodiac, Imperial Palace, Beijing, China

This video describes the various fashion practices of ancient China across the dynasties.

Oracle bone from the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).

A Qin chariot from the 'terracotta army'. Tomb of Shi Huangdi, 259-210 BCE, Shaanxi Province, China.

An earthenware cavalry rider from the Tang dynasty, China. 618-906 CE. Height: 24 cm. (The British Museum, London)

A photo of a boatwoman from Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869. Wellcome Collection, London.