Shou County
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Shou County or Shouxian is a county in the north-central part of Anhui Province, China, and is located on the southern bank of the Huai River. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefe
Tongfei Gate of the city wall
Chu (state)
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Chu was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted during the Spr
Shou County
…townships and 1 ethnic township. The seat of Shou County is Shouchun. Shou, formerly known as Shouchun (壽春) and Shouyang (壽陽), was the last capital of the State of Chu from 241 BCE, after the Chu royal court fled in advance of the sack of the previous capital Chen (陳), by the growing power of the kingdom of Qin, on…
A lacquerware painting from the Jingmen Tomb (Chinese: 荊門楚墓; Pinyin: Jīngmén chǔ mù, about 316 BC) of the State of Chu, depicting men wearing precursors to Hanfu (i.e. traditional silk dress) and riding in a two-horsed chariot
Bronze from the Tomb of Chu in Xichuan County.
Bronze bells from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, dated 433 BC, State of Chu.
Spearhead from the state of Chu