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ContentsContentsChronological charts and maps

Nomads: Yuehzi, Xiongnu, Ordos deserto ads ue , o g u, O dos dese

M liMaolingEmperor Wu’s mausoleumpHuo Qubing’s tomb

Mawangdui, Changshag , gElephant Hill, NanyueLion Mountain Xuzhou Jiangsu ProvinceLion Mountain, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province

Tortoise (Guishan) Mountian, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province

Mancheng, Hebei Province

Museums and collectionsMuseums and collections

http://www metmuseum org/toah/ht/?period=04&region=eachttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04&region=eac

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05&region=eac

http://depts washington edu/chinaciv/timeline htmhttp://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/timeline.htm

http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/chinese-dynasty-guide.cfmhttp://www.artsmia.org/art of asia/history/chinese dynasty guide.cfm

http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/han-dynasty-map.cfm

http://www.maps-of-china.com/china-country.shtml

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Han_map.jpgp p g p _ p jpg

http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfm

Bronze silk wormBronze silk wormhttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?id=5111&i=18&v=2&op=1193

http://www.archaeology.org/1101/departments/artifact.html

http://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?v=2&id=4793

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty

Glazed terracotta watch towerGlazed terracotta watch towerhttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?id=5799&i=22&v=2&op=1193p g p p p

C bCrossbows

http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/i d h ?/t i /4470 h b /index.php?/topic/4470-han-crossbows/

http://www hnmuseum com:80/hnmuseum/http://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_2_1.jsp

YuezhiYuezhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yueh-ChihMigrations.jpg

XiXiongnuhttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/File:Asia 200bc jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Asia_200bc.jpg

Eagle-shaped gold crownEagle shaped gold crownhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/29/content_11692207.htm

An ‘Ordos bronze’h // l d iki di / iki di / /1/15/B l B kl O d 3 1C BCE2 JPGhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/BeltBuckleOrdos3-1CenturyBCE2.JPG

Th ‘O d L ’ f th Y ll RiThe ‘Ordos Loop’ of the Yellow Riverhttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/File:Yellowrivermap jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yellowrivermap.jpg

Ordos bronze manhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/BronzeManOrdos3-1stCenturyBCE.JPG

http://english peopledaily com cn/90001/90782/90873/6732444 htmlhttp://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90873/6732444.html

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/6732486.html

Ordos silver horsehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/SilverHorseOrdos4-1BCE.JPG

Qin four-horse chariotQhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1010019.JPG

Terracotta horsehttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/larger-image.php?id=5623&v=2

Terracotta horsemanhttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?v=2&id=4683

Zhang Qian’s missionZhang Qian s missionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ZhangQianTravels.jpg

Emperor Wu’s mausoleumhttp://www.china.org.cn/english/features/atam/115108.htm

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/shaanxi/xianyang/maoling-mausoleum.htm

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http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/shaanxi/xianyang/maoling-mausoleum.htm

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Huo Qubing, Han Generalhttp://history.cultural-china.com/en/47History499.html

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Qinling Mountains

Stone sculpture from his tombhttp://arts.cultural-china.com/en/69Arts367.html

Animals from the tombAnimals from the tombhttp://www.china.org.cn/english/features/atam/115101.htm

http://www.archaeologydaily.com/news/201011125531/L i t f W t H D t f d i Ch i ht lLarge-ancient-graves-from-Western-Han-Dynasty-found-in-Chongqing.html

http://nico-digitalarchaeology.blogspot.com/2010/09/reconstructing-china-virtual-western.html

http://nico-digitalarchaeology.blogspot.com/2010/09/reconstructing-china-virtual-western.html

htt // i di it l h l bl t /2010/09/ t ti hi i t l t ht lhttp://nico-digitalarchaeology.blogspot.com/2010/09/reconstructing-china-virtual-western.html

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/China_qing_blue.JPGp p g p _q g_

http://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?id=1114&i=4&v=2&op=1193

Woven silk Chu dressWoven silk Chu dresshttp://history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1800H3595.html

Female dancerhttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/File:Cernuschi Museum 20060812 069 jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cernuschi_Museum_20060812_069.jpg

Tortoise-shaped terracotta inkstandTortoise shaped terracotta inkstandhttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?id=513&i=1&v=2&op=1193

Tortoise-shaped gilt bronze sealp ghttp://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?id=11861&i=27&v=2&op=1193

The kingdom of Changsha g ghttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_2_1.jsp

View of the site of MawangduiView of the site of Mawangduihttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_1.jsp

http://heritage-key.com/site/mawangdui-han-dynasty-tombs

Photo of excavated scene at Tomb No.1From January 16 to April 28, 1972, Tomb No.1 was excavated and more than 1,000 treasures such as

lacquerware, fabrics, paintings on silk, bamboo slips and a well-preserved female corpse were unearthed from it.lacquerware, fabrics, paintings on silk, bamboo slips and a well preserved female corpse were unearthed from it.http://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_1.jsp

Wooden outer coffinhttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_3.jsp

The second coffinThe second coffinhttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_3.jsp

The third coffinhttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_3.jsp

The innermost coffinThe innermost coffinhttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_3.jsp

http://www tao yin com/tao yin/mawangdui duchesse htmhttp://www.tao-yin.com/tao-yin/mawangdui_duchesse.htm

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2009-09-18-22-18-32-santa-barbara-museum-of-arthttp://www.artknowledgenews.com/2009 09 18 22 18 32 santa barbara museum of art-opens-lady-dai-tomb-exhibition-from-the-hunan-provincial-museum.html

Decorated silk banner (212cm) laid ( )over the innermost

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Western_Han_Chinese_Silk.JPG

http://blog hmns org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/lady-dai-225x300 jpghttp://blog.hmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/lady-dai-225x300.jpg

http://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_2_1.jsp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mawangdui_lacquerwares_and_tray.jpg

Lacquerware cosmetic setLacquerware cosmetic sethttp://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_2_3.jsp

http://www.asianart.com/articles/ladydai/large/23.jpgp y g jpg

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2009-09-18-22-18-32-santa-barbara-museum-of-art-l d d i t b hibiti f th h i i l ht lopens-lady-dai-tomb-exhibition-from-the-hunan-provincial-museum.html

Photo of excavated scene at Tomb No 2Photo of excavated scene at Tomb No.2From December 18 1973 to January 13 1974 Tomb No 2 was excavated Because it wasn’t sealed compactly and hadFrom December 18, 1973 to January 13, 1974, Tomb No.2 was excavated. Because it wasn’t sealed compactly and had

been robbed several times, the chamber had decayed and collapsed, barely 200 funeral objects such as seals, lacquerware, jade and bronzeware were found in it.lacquerware, jade and bronzeware were found in it.

http://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_1.jsp

Ph t f t d t T b N 3Photo of excavated scene at Tomb No.3From November 19 to December 13, 1973, Tomb No.3 was excavated. Over 1,000 cultural relics such as books copied on silk, paintings on silk, bamboo and wooden slips, lacquerware and fabrics, were

unearthed from itunearthed from it.

http://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_1.jsp

Painted silk from Tomb 3http://www.hnmuseum.com:80/hnmuseum/eng/whatson/exhibition/mwd_2_1.jsp

http://upload wikimedia org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Mawangdui2 jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Mawangdui2.jpg

Silk mapSilk maphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Western_Han_Mawangdui_Silk_Map.JPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyue

Discovery of tombDiscovery of tombhttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011224234041.html

M t b itMuseum over tomb sitehttp://www gznywmuseum com/enln/News/2011224233640 htmlhttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011224233640.html

C t ti f th t bConstruction of the tombhttp://www gznywmuseum com/enln/News/2011224234725 htmlhttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011224234725.html

Jade seal of emperorhttp://www gznywmuseum com/enln/News/2011225171130 htmlhttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011225171130.html

Pottery urn inscribed “vessel of Changle Palace”

http://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011225172823.html

http://en wikipedia org/wiki/Western Han Nanyue King Museumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Han_Nanyue_King_Museum

Obj t f th t bObjects from the tombhttp://www gznywmuseum com/enln/index htmlhttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/index.html

Pottery percussion instrumentsPottery percussion instrumentshttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011225172823.html

Silver boxhttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011225172412.html

Gold ‘bulbs’Gold bulbshttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011225172412.htmlp g y

Tiger-shaped Jieg phttp://www.gznywmuseum.com/enln/News/2011225171728.html

http://www.mychinahometown.com/provinces/jiangsu.aspx

Chu kingdomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EN-CHU260BCE.jpg

htt // lt l hi / /147S7863S12756 ht lhttp://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/147S7863S12756.html

Jade suitshtt //bi 5 hi / hi /2002/D /241733 hthttp://big5.china.com.cn/chinese/2002/Dec/241733.htm

J d it f Li W X hJade suit of Liu Wu, Xuzhouhttp://www absolutechinatours com/china-travel/Xuzhou/travel-guide htmlhttp://www.absolutechinatours.com/china travel/Xuzhou/travel guide.html

Miniature terracotta armyMiniature terracotta armyhttp://www.xz.gov.cn/English/Life%20in%20Xuzhou/Scenic%20Spots/index.html

The miniature armyyhttp://www.chinamuseum.info/2009/06/china-xuzhou-museum/

Gold belt buckle from tombhttp://www travelchinaguide com/picture/jiangsu/xuzhou/http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/jiangsu/xuzhou/

Jade bear from the tombJade bear from the tombhttp://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/jiangsu/xuzhou/

Li Zh ’ t bLiu Zhu’s tombhttp://scenery cultural-china com/en/129Scenery7858 htmlhttp://scenery.cultural china.com/en/129Scenery7858.html

Liu Zhu’s tombhttp://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/129Scenery7858.html

http://www.chinatourme.com/Jiangsu/Xuzhou/2009/0414/235.html

http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/129Scenery7858.html

Hebei Provincehttp://www.mychinahometown.com/provinces/hebei.aspx

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/map.htm

SEntrance to Liu Sheng’s tombhttp://depts washington edu/chinaciv/archae/2liumain htmhttp://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liumain.htm

Drawing of the tomb complexg phttp://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liudiag.htm

Li Sh ’ j d b i l itLiu Sheng’s jade burial suithttp://depts washington edu/chinaciv/archae/2liujade htmhttp://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liujade.htm

B i htBronze weightshttp://depts washington edu/chinaciv/archae/2liubron htmhttp://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liubron.htm

Bronze dingBronze dinghttp://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liubron.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liubron.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liubron.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2liubron.htm

Museums and collectionsMuseums and collections

Beijing Palace Museumhttp://www dpm org cn/www oldweb/English/default htmlhttp://www.dpm.org.cn/www_oldweb/English/default.htmlBritish Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_search results aspx?searchText=han+dynastyh_results.aspx?searchText han+dynastyMetropolitan Museumhttp://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/asian_arthttp://www artsmia org/art-of-asia/http://www.artsmia.org/art of asia/http://www.chinapage.com/museum.htmlh // / d i / hi l h hhttp://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_splash.htmhttp://www.art-and-archaeology.com/timelines/china/qin-han.htmlhttp://www.art and archaeology.com/timelines/china/qin han.htmlhttp://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html