Mullet roe is an important product of Taiwan’s fishery industry. Women here are working with mullet roe so that it may be sent to market.

Legend has it that the Official of Heaven bestows blessings; the Official of Earth absolves crimes; and the Official of Water removes misfortunes. The three Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water together are called “The Three Emperor-Officials” or “Lords of Three Spheres.” .....

The dextral shell of the Diplommatina pseudotayalis is pale yellow in color. The front four whorls are cone-shaped, while the rear two are tube-shaped. The axial ribs are fine and dense,.......

Seals in the Qin dynasty were called “Xi”. However, when the Qin Emperor unified “the world,” however, only the stamp of the emperor could be called Xi. The stamps of the officials and general public were called Yin. ...

Fude Zhengshen is the Earth God of Wealth and Merit. The worship of Earth God dated back to ancient times and originated in the fear and respect of nature. The Land God originally worshipped is not quite the same as today’s Earth God. .....

Built in 1749 at a shipyard in Deptford , England , an industrial area southeast of London , the elegantly appointed Royal Caroline was designed for the British royal family. Her long and venerable career as the Royal Yacht lasted until 1805.

During the T’ang dynasty, most ceramics pillows either had a tri-color “san-ts’ai” glaze, or were glazed brown, black, or a Ch’ang-sha bronze color. At the time, too, there were only two basic types, one used to sleep on, and one on which for taking a pulse. By the Sung dynasty, there was a greater variety of designs, including one made especially to be buried with the deceased. The variation extended to size and style, but also to the kind of decoration, which usually implied some auspicious meaning. ...

This Liangchu culture jade plate is flat, round and plain, with no decoration. It has a circular hole 4.5 centimeters in diameter in the center, and a spiral design by the hole. The surface and the outer rim of the jade plate are not very smooth; there is some damage on the outer rim. ...

Both ends of this semicircle artifact are carved as dragons head; the bodies of the two dragon are intertwined. There are also shallow relief carvings of cloud patterns. The shape and carving skill are all excellent. The color of this artifact is beeswax, its surface smooth and translucent. This is a rare and exquisite work of art.

In the picture, Taishang Laojun sits solemnly in the center, holding the Tai Chi diagram in his hands. Two boys stand on his sides. On the top is a sign saying Taishang Laojun. Taishang Laojun’s original name is Li Er. According to legend, he was nurtured in his mother’s womb for eighty-one years during which his hair grew white, .....