Beyond the Wall
By Liu Jun | China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-06 07:42
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A craftsman carves on stone while making an ink slab. Quanjing photos |
The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics revealed the Middle Kingdom on a fascinating scroll that displayed some of the most iconic Chinese elements: beautiful blue-white porcelain, the writing brush, xuan paper and ink slab. But perhaps most attractive of all were the Olympic medals inlaid with jade.
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