Cai Wenji, poet, Eastern Han dynasty

Restoration and re-creation in the Eastern Han

10.1093/oso/9780198733119.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Christopher Cullen

Keyword(s):

Han Dynasty ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Early Years ◽

Technical Innovation ◽

Astronomical Observation ◽

Fundamental Innovation ◽

The Creation ◽

Zhang Heng ◽

Eastern Han ◽

New System

We look first at the situation in the early years of the restored Han dynasty. Liu Xin’s system continued in use for more than half a century. Then, in 85 CE, Liu Xin’s system was replaced. We have records of the practical and theoretical grounds on which the old system was rejected, and of the creation and implementation of a new system. Next we follow the story of how c. 92 CE Jia Kui advocated a fundamental innovation in both theory and practice: he insisted on the ecliptic as being central to astronomical observation and calculation. The richness of records from this period makes it easy to tell a detailed story of technical innovation in its fullest context, leading up to the work of Zhang Heng (78–139 CE), for whom astronomical calculation was just one of several fields in which he gained a reputation for exceptional originality.

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Two Han tombs at Tushantun Cemetery in Qingdao, Shandong

Chinese Archaeology ◽

10.1515/char-2019-0008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 107-121

Keyword(s):

Material Culture ◽

Coastal Area ◽

Han Dynasty ◽

Heritage Conservation ◽

Vertical Shaft ◽

Cultural Heritage Conservation ◽

Qingdao City ◽

Eastern Han ◽

Physical Materials ◽

Grave Goods

Abstract In April and May 2011, Qingdao Municipal Institute of Cultural Heritage Conservation and Archaeology and Huangdao District Museum excavated the Tushantun Cemetery located in Huangdao District, Qingdao City. The excavation cleared three mounds and recovered seven tombs beneath them. Of these seven tombs, M6 and M8 are vertical shaft stone pit tombs with brick-timber coffin chambers and ramp passages, the burial receptacles of which are nested double-coffin and double-coffin chamber, and the grave goods unearthed from which include bronzes, jades, lacquered wares, pottery and porcelain wares and implements made of bone and horn (turtle scute). The types and styles of the tombs and grave goods all show that the dates of these two tombs are the late Western Han to the early Eastern Han Dynasty. The excavation of these tombs provided important physical materials for the studies on the burial system, geography and material culture in the coastal area of southeastern Shandong during the Han Dynasty.

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On the greenish-blue glazed pottery jug unearthed from the Eastern Han tombs at Liaowei in Hepu County, Guangxi

Chinese Archaeology ◽

10.1515/char-2014-0020 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shan Huang ◽

Zhaoming Xiong ◽

Chunyan Zhao

Keyword(s):

Comparative Studies ◽

Han Dynasty ◽

Chemical Compositions ◽

Academic Values ◽

Greenish Blue ◽

Southwestern Iran ◽

Maritime Communication ◽

Eastern Han ◽

Southern Iraq ◽

Made In

AbstractThis paper made comparative studies on the greenish-blue glazed pottery jug unearthed from a tomb in the Liaowei Cemetery of the late Eastern Han Dynasty with the green-glazed potteries of the same time produced at home and abroad in the aspects of typological features, making techniques and chemical compositions, and drew the conclusion that this pottery jug was made in the present-day southern Iraq or southwestern Iran around 43-200 CE, which was at the time and territory of the Parthian Empire (247 BCE-226 CE), or the Anxi in the historic literature of the Han Dynasty. The studies further pointed out that this jug was transported into Hepu through the maritime route as a utensil for daily use. Because there have not been records about the maritime communication between China and Parthia, the discovery of this pottery jug in Hepu expanded our understanding to the maritime communication in the Han Dynasty, so it has important academic values.

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A Study on the Origin and Evolution of Shape and Structure of ‘Gui-Yi’ in Ancient China

Asian Social Science ◽

10.5539/ass.v14n8p145 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. 145

Author(s):

Xiang Yang Bian ◽

Aijuan Cao

Keyword(s):

Han Dynasty ◽

Warring States Period ◽

Ancient China ◽

Origin And Evolution ◽

Warring States ◽

Zhou Dynasty ◽

Separate System ◽

Southern And Northern Dynasties ◽

Women's Dress ◽

Eastern Han

Most of the existing studies on Gui-Yi, which is a kind of ancient women’s dress of China, are barely about the interpretation of Xian (ie. a long ribbon made of silk) and Shao (ie. a hanging fabric of cloth, shaped like a swallow tail, tied to the waist) of Gui-Yi, on whose origin, development and evolution of the shape and structure there are few discussions. Based upon summarizing the literature, this paper points out that Gui-Yi in Han Dynasty was originated from a relic of San-di (ie. three kinds of ceremonial dress worn by queens in The Rites of Zhou Dynasty-a classical book in ancient China on the bureaucratic establishment system of Zhou Dynasty and the system of states in Warring States Period). In the paper, Gui-Yi is divided into two kinds according to images in archaeological studies, namely, the ‘Gui-Yi in one-piece system’ (‘one-piece system’ is Chinese robe) and ‘Gui-Yi in separate system’ (‘separate system’ is a kind of suit that consists of blouses and skirts). The former was popular in Han Dynasty, and the latter was popular in Wei &Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties. The change of the shape and structure of Gui-Yi conforms to the historical trend that the ‘Gui-Yi in one-piece system’ entered a recession in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the ‘Gui-Yi in separate system’ became a popular mainstream in Wei &Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties. In addition, the paper points out female images wearing Gui-Yi in Gu Kaizhi's paintings influenced the expression of Gui-Yi image of Wei & Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties, and Gui-Yi were gradually brought into immortal statues during painters’ artistic processing of that time.

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Radiocarbon Dating the Ancient City of Loulan

Radiocarbon ◽

10.1017/rdc.2017.21 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

pp. 1215-1226 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Bing Xu ◽

Zhaoyan Gu ◽

Xiaoguang Qin ◽

Yong Wu ◽

Guijin Mu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Han Dynasty ◽

Abrupt Decrease ◽

Inner Asia ◽

Jin Dynasty ◽

Ice Accumulation ◽

Ancient City ◽

History Of ◽

Natural Climate ◽

The City ◽

Eastern Han

AbstractThe discovery of the ancient city of Loulan in Xinjiang, China, at the beginning of the 20th century was of great significance for understanding the evolution of culture and civilization in Inner Asia. However, due to the lack of systematic chronological studies, the history of this ancient city remains unclear, particularly the date of its construction and abandonment. Here, we present the results of the first systematic radiocarbon (14C) dating carried out on artifacts from ancient Loulan. Our results show that human activity began as early as 350 cal BC, flourished during the interval from the 1st to 4th centuries AD, and completely disappeared around 600 AD. Most of the buildings in the city were constructed during the Eastern Han Dynasty rather than in Wei/Jin Dynasty, as previously indicated by excavated documents and letters (Hedin 1898; Xiao 2006). The development and flourishing of Loulan coincided with the interval of high ice accumulation and meltwater supply from surrounding mountains. The city began to decline and was finally abandoned following an abrupt decrease in ice accumulation and meltwater supply (Yao et al. 1996; Lauterbach et al. 2014), suggesting that natural climate change was the major factor responsible for the abandonment of Loulan.

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Tomb Architecture of Dynastic China: Old and New Questions

Architectural History ◽

10.1017/s0066622x00001672 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Qinghua Guo

Keyword(s):

Tang Dynasty ◽

Han Dynasty ◽

The Tang Dynasty ◽

Stark Contrast ◽

Eastern Han

A significant number of tombs have survived from the Han dynasty (Western Han 206 BC-AD 8, Eastern Han 25–220), an important period for tomb architecture in China. The number of examples is in stark contrast to the lack of evidence of other architecture from the period. In fact, no timber architecture built before the Tang dynasty (618–907) exists today. While much care and scholarly effort has been devoted to the interpretation of ancient architecture, funeral architecture has not received adequate study and scrutiny.

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