Schafer, Edward H. The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of Tang Exotics. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/973836428 I choose this source because this source is where I got the idea for my final project. This has a list of various different exotic items that can be used to compare to items in Minecraft. … Read moreMy Bibliography for my Final Project
Chinese Ceramics are some of the most beautiful pieces of artwork in my opinion. The craftsman who make these ceramics put in very hard work and in the end it looks great. What goes on behind the scenes though? Is there more to this ceramics then we know? How much did they make? In the … Read moreCeramics and how Workers were Treated
The first thing I thought of when reading about inkstones was, how does that work? Hearing about the stories of how they were made in Yellow Hill actually made me consider purchasing one. They are pretty incredible and look great too! Reading about how Yellow Hill made inkstones and how passionate they are about it … Read moreMy Reflection on Inkstones
Reading about Inkstones was really interesting. The whole process of how they are made and what they are used for is really cool. What I really found interesting was the story of Yellow Hill. This village was known for it’s reputation of mining stones from Duan Quarries. This village made many cool items such as … Read moreThe Inkstones in the Yellow Hill Villages
I thought this week was pretty interesting. I knew that we were going to be discussing ancient Chinese buildings. I always thought that these buildings were amazing. Then I found out how some of them were made and I became more amazed. So here are three things I took away from this week. Dougong’s are … Read moreMy Reflection on Dougong’s
Money as we know it today is basically the number one way to purchase goods. In ancient China, money was a form of currency to obtain items but trade was the main way to get items that you wanted. However, as time progressed, money became a much more valuable option to use as currency. So, … Read moreMoney and Wealth in Ancient China Rewrite
Here we go, final project time. For my final project, I feel as if my choice should be very obvious. About three weeks ago I wrote about Lapis Lazuli and how I did not know about how it was real. So I want to do my final project on Lapis Lazuli! Wait, there is more. … Read moreMy Final Project Idea
Ancient Chinese buildings have always been beautiful to me. There is something about the architecture that is really fascinating. I mean look at the picture above! It is gorgeous! After looking into that type of building I found out something crazy. The building is not even made with nails! That is right! These buildings called … Read moreA Building with No Nails???
Money as we know it today is basically the number one way to purchase things. In ancient China, money was a form of currency to obtain items but trade was the main way to get items that you wanted. That is until money started to blossom up and become a very popular method of trading … Read moreMy Reflection on Money and Wealth in China
First of all can I say how in the world are we here already? It felt like about a month ago we got sent home and now I am halfway through my fall semester as senior. Soon we will be at winter break. Crazy how time flies. As I mentioned in my last big reflection … Read moreHalfway through?!?! My Mid Semester Reflection on HST137
