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Tang Sancai--Tri-colored Glazed Pottery of the Tang Dynasty 中国传统文化之唐三彩 Beautiful Tang Sancai Works can tell us a lot about the colorful life of the Tang people. Upon mention of Tang Sancai, images of beautiful tri-colored glazed horse figures immediately arise in ones mind and youll naturally think of the prosperous Tang Dynasty (618-907), as well as Luoyang, the hometown of this unique art. Wandering through the Tang Sancai Pottery Art Museum in Luoyang, the cultural wealth of the flourishing Tang Dynasty is evident in the exquisite collection. The museum houses more than 100 pieces of fine Tang Sancai pottery, including works that had been taken out of the country long ago. Actually, these Luoyang Tang Sancai works are actually high-quality copies of ancient unearthed relics. Sancai refers to a technique that mainly uses the three colors of yellow, green and white in glazed pottery manufacture. It was most commonly used and developed in the Tang Dynasty, giving it its name Tang Sancai. Originating in the early period of Tang, it developed and flourished in the mid-Tang Dynasty, before finally declining in the Song Dynasty. The technique was lost for nearly a thousand years. 中国传统文化之中药 What is TCM? The origins of traditional Chinese medicine can be traced to Shen Nong Shi, a mythological figure from about 5,000 years ago, who sampled hundreds of herbs for use as medicines. The formal history of TCM starts about 2,500 years ago with the Yellow Emperors Inner Classic, the first written account of its practice. TCM views a patients condition as a reflection of the interaction of five elements of nature: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The goal is to treat each patient holistically, with prescriptions tailored to the individual patients condition. Chinese consumers generally perceive TCM as more effective for disease and chronic illness prevention, and they view Western medicine as being more effective for acute and serious illnesses. Another major differen