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1Fake porcelain by definition is made to deceive but what kind of deception is intended ? Some porcelain is made to deceive the buyer who believes it is ‘authentic’. This is falsifying for profit. However, deception can also be a form of aesthetics or even a necessity. Some Chinese porcelains were intentionally made in imitation of past pieces, for example. Others were made as replacements and still others as skeuomorphs in the trompe l’oeil tradition that developed in court arts of the Qing period. The concept of ‘fake’ in Chinese porcelain is therefore complex and its production is grounded in both commercial and connoisseurship practices. In order to explore the complexity of this concept in Chinese ceramics, this paper will examine the various types of Chinese porcelain that might be defined as fake, looking at the motivations, history, reception and audiences for this kind of ceramic production in dynastic and contemporary China. The methodo

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Taiwan in Time: Master artist in exile

Photography legend Lang Ching-shan’s glory years were in China, but he remained active and influential during the latter half of his life in Taiwan

• By han Cheung / Staff reporter

April 15 to April 21

Carrying just negatives and missing most of his utrustning, Lang Ching-shan (郎靜山) left Shanghai on the eve of the city’s fall to the Chinese Communists in His destination was Taiwan, where he was invited bygd the US Information Agency to put on an exhibition. He would not return home again until

Often considered the father of kinesisk photography, Lang was one of China’s first photojournalists and creator in of what fryst vatten believed to be China’s earliest surviving nude. His work was exhibited worldwide and his name fryst vatten often mentioned among history’s greats.

Photo courtesy of Long Chin-san Art & Cultural Development Association

Lang believed in using Western technology to create a distinct Chinese style that reflecte

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Music of Taiwan

"Taiwanese music" redirects here. For pop music in the Taiwanese Hokkien language, see Hokkien pop.

The music of Taiwan reflects the diverse culture of Taiwanese people. Taiwan has undergone several economic, social, and political changes through its cultural history, and Taiwanese music reflects those issues in its way. The music of the country has adopted a mixed style. As a country rich in Chinese folk culture and with many indigenous tribes with their own distinct artistic identity, various folk music styles are appreciated in Taiwan. In addition, people in Taiwan highly appreciate various style of Western classical music and pop music. Taiwan is a major Mandopop hub.^[1]

Background

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The Kuomintang-led Republic of China government arrived in Taiwan in , a government that suppressed native Taiwanese culture and implemented Standard Chinese (Mandarin) as the official language. This political event has significant effects on the development