{"id":70085,"date":"2017-05-25T08:31:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=70085"},"modified":"2017-04-07T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:34:45","slug":"exhibition-opening-dreams-of-the-kings-a-jade-suit-for-eternity-treasures-of-the-han-dynasty-from-xuzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=70085","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition Opening: Dreams of the Kings. A Jade Suit for Eternity.Treasures of the Han Dynasty from Xuzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 25 \u2013 November 12, 2017
\nChina Institute<\/p>\n

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In 201 BCE, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty knighted his younger brother as the first king of the Chu Kingdom, which was centered in Peng Cheng, today\u2019s Xuzhou, in northern Jiangsu Province. Ruling under the emperor\u2019s protection, and given special exemption from imperial taxes, elites in this Kingdom enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. Twelve generations of kings lived, died, and were buried in sumptuous tombs carved into the nearby rocky hills. Since the mid 20th Century, nearly hundred tombs were excavated, revealing contents that testify to the Chu kings\u2019 affluence, as well as their beliefs in immortality and the afterlife. One of the most stunning finds was an elaborate jade sarcophagi burial suit, assembled from thousands of pieces of jade, the precious stone adored by Chinese people since the Neolithic period as an auspicious material that could ensure immortality. This exhibition will feature the jade suit, and other tomb contents that highlight how these powerful and wealthy kings prepared for death and envisioned their afterlife to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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