Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is commonly called Lord of the Underworld. He was once instructed by Buddha to save the six realms of existence. Therefore, he went to hell to save all creatures. He rules with King Yama of the Ten Halls, and judges whether a man was good or evil in life. .....

Unearthed from Tomb no.10 of Mt.Yangtzu at Ch'eng-tu, Szechwan. A phoenix perches on top of the watch-tower. Two watch-towers usually stood in front of the cemetery of Han dynasty families that had held official ranks for generations. The colophon on the left-hand side was made by Fu Ssu-nien in l944.

"Hero with a Pair of Spears" is performed by Yang Li-hua Taiwanese Opera Troupe at the National Theater in October 1995.

Seseria formosana is endemic to Taiwan. The wings of this species are brown and there are some white spots on the forewings. ......

The shell is dextral and pale yellow in color. The front three whorls are cone-shaped. The body whorl grows narrower and is covered with dense and fine axial ribs. .......

This painting features a riotous profusion of bright colors in its depiction of a coastline with the ocean and mountains  ......

This ship was originally constructed in 1670 of timbers collected in winter and dried with fire in such a way that they could not be split by ordinary tools.  In 1728 the Royal William took part in a sea battle near the harbour of Quebec on the St. Lawrence River , acting as escort and delivering medical supplies. She was finally sapped in 1813.

This print is used to congratulate couples on their wedding. Two boys hold a lotus and a treasure box, respectively, as a homophone (hehe) of the Chinese characters for “harmony and good union.” On the ground are a magpie and a string of money which add meanings of festivity and fortune.

This provincial silver ingot, weighing more than nineteen hundred grams, was the official currency of the Yuan dynasty. As you can see, it is shaped like a flat weight. On the front of the silver ingot is engraved “provincial”, “fifty Liangs”, and the names of the officials that were responsible for the casting. ...

Obtained in the Institute of History and Philologys 13th excavation, it is an oracle bone belonging to the first period of the age of Wu Ding. Most tortoise shells used for divination were cut from the middle into two halves and then used. ...