Nanjing Museum

On Sunday, on our one day off, we actually did some sight-seeing! We got out of the apartment and away from Mario Kart, tea and biscuits. Thom and Letitia took us to the city's museum, which exhibits lots of very old artifacts that show how ancient China used to craft things out of other things! The main exhibits were of Jade, Earthenware and Brocade? I'd never heard of brocade before but its like making clothes. 

Looking trampy at the museum!

Grr....Arg.

Happy Face!

This is a classic Chinese instrument. Others like this only have 5 bells, because their musical scale only has 5 notes unlike our 7. Apparently if you listen carefully to the Beijing Olympics music that was played last year you will notice they only use a 5 note scale. FACT!

The Chinese are crazy about their detail! This is CARVED out of a tree to look like a smaller tree.

Artist working table for water paintings.

'NO PHOTO' Ah well.. This is an very old 'machine' that was used to make the emperor's clothes. No one knows how to use it, engineers have tried to work it out but the method has been lost in time!

Worn by an actual emperor.

CARVED in wood!

Ancient throne. No sure whose though. I figure an emperor, how many people had thrones back then?

Enjoy the narration of how I figured they handled jade. I have no idea! 

Looking poetic and tranquil at the lake outside the museum. My back hurt, that's all! Stretching out the pain in a ball.