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China

Guided visit

Travel to the "Middle Kingdom"— as the Chinese call their country. It's a vast region, rich in contrasts: between city and countryside, wealth and poverty, tradition and modernity. Explore China’s fascinating history through earthenware burial models of farms and household items showing how Chinese peasants have lived for centuries. Marvel at fearsome demons protecting Buddhism and look at writing implements and texts showing the importance of writing in everyday life. An impressive lacquered folding screen reflects how the Chinese experience nature, while a bed shaped like a private chamber...

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Char à bœufs/Ossenwagen/Ox cart
 
 
Ox cart, -202/220 (Han dynasty), China, grey terracotta with traces of painting