Academic information on East Asian Arts and Cultures on the newsletter of the University of Zurichs Art History Department, Section for East Asian Art History, Professor H. B. Thomsen, Museum Rietberg
Gablerstrasse 14
8002 Zürich. Focus on China and Japan, Korea to follow soon. To EASTASIANARTHISTORY.NET

On this site you will find images and travel information on China, collected and presented by my old chinese friend Michael Liu, who is working in the tourism field for more than 10 years. He offers insight information on the old capital Xi’an as well as Beijing. Other sights and special places will follow soon. To Michael’s Travel Page…

All about East Asian Art History: www.eastasianarthistory.net

Used books on China and the Far East at shop.myfareast.net

General information on East Asia: www.myfareast.net

MYFAREAST.NET報導關於東亞的現代發展與其豐厚的文化背景。團隊成員來自亞洲與歐洲，於其領域有所研究的年輕專家。我們主張團隊的密切合作以多語種方式呈現東亞的多元性，保證將帶給您一個有趣的東亞洞察視野。

Modern Times

It’s no news that East Asia and especially China developed at a high pace during the last twenty years. The Chinese people are preparing now for the year of the ox, which will start on 26th of January and that’s also a welcome occasion for the MYFAREAST.NET-Team to think about this year’s topics.

(Images from the Website chineseposters.net)

We decided to focus on the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (1949-2009) and dedicate our time on reports and interviews on its history and future. To find the way back into the political circumstances of the 20ies and 30ies of the last century we will start with a review on ‘The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism’, Edgar Snows ‘Red Star over China’.

This will be opposed to an online survey among young Chinese in which we will try to find out their opinion about the past of their country and what they hope for their personal future while actually living under the Red Star of China. Follow this Link to the survey.

Another highlight will be the unpublished memories of a Red Army Officer who was on duty during the campaign to today’s Xinjiang province.

Despite the actual economy-crisis we will also do our share in the field of economy-reports and focus our view on the ‘China Investment Corporation’. This Fund is worth $200 billion and it’s the worlds fourth largest Sovereign Wealth Fund. We will observe their investments and discuss their strategies.

With these reports and stories covering past and present, the fields of Literature, Film, Politics and Economy, we hope to present you an inspiring year of the ox and we are looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

We wish you a successful 2009 – 恭喜发财.

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See the festivities at a god’s birthday in Tainan, Taiwan, in Mai 2008.

TAIWAN-CHINA: Direct flights between Taipeh and Shanghai

By Amanda Yen, Taipeh

THIS JANUARY: Travelogues from Okinawa, Yunnan, Burma and Bhutan.

Images from the Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, Okinawa Island. See the movie this January.

TRAVEL: Tainan, City of the Hundred Temples

To the outside world an almost unknown place, the city of Tainan was during the longest part of Taiwan’s history the political capital and predominant settlement. Even after …

CULTURE & ART: Surimono – The Far East in Zurich

Museum Rietberg Zurich
Surimono traten ab Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts als Sonderform des japanischen Farbholzdrucks auf. Anders als die meisten Farbholzschnitte wurden Surimono nicht kommerziell, sondern nur …
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CULTURE & ART: Buddhist Art of Gandhara

Die buddhistische Kunst Gandharas erscheint dem westlichen Blick seltsam bekannt, ihr westliches Erbe ist offenkundig. Gandhara bezeichnet eine Region im heutigen Pakistan, deren …
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