The restoration of one section of the Forbidden City in Beijing by teams of craftsmen and women and international experts.
Palace Museum in Taipei: How Chinese National Treasures were moved to Taiwan
A look at how over half a million national art treasures were removed for preservation from China to Taiwan during the communist takeover.
A Revolution in Painting in the Yuan Dynasty
A talk by Maxwell K. Hearn, curator of the Met in New York, on Chinese painting during the period of Mongolian dominance.
26 of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang in Detail
A series of 29 short videos in Mandarin about the Mogao Caves, sometimes referred to as the Longest Art Gallery in the World.
Ritual in Contemplation, Text and Tools in Tantric Buddhism
A lecture about the meaning and symbolism used in Tibetan art works by Prof. Robert Thurman.
China, West meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A look at the aesthetics and history of China through the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The Silk Road Series 15/16: Legendary Ladakh
A brief visit to Kashmir, before a long look at Ladakh and its Tibetan Buddhist culture and history.
The Silk Road Series 14/16: The King’s Road
A look at the peoples in Pakistan and the history of Alexandria the Great’s March across Asia, and the impact that had on Buddhism.
Paintings by Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien)
Zhang Daqian was a real virtuoso artist who seemed to be at home in landscape, flower and portrait painting, as well as being a master at replicas of ancient works.
