2. Crafts and Artisans
Jade and bronze were the most prized
materials in Ancient China. Jade was
believed to have magical properties
and to preserve the dead.

3. Workshop Alley
There are a number of workshops in this
ancient Chinese street. Click on them
to find out what they are making
inside.

4. Ancient Chinese Tomb
The ancient Chinese believed that the
afterlife was a continuation of life on
earth.

5. Tomb objects
The powerful and wealthy of Ancient China had their tombs
furnished with very fine objects made from the very best
materials. They brought objects with them that they would use in
the next life. They had large sets of ritual vessels in their tombs so
they could continue to make offerings to their ancestors. They
often had weapons buried with them to show their power and
they could also be used in the afterlife.

6. In search of "Dragon Bones"
In 1899 a man called Wang Yirong, a director in the Imperial
Academy of State Education in Beijing became ill with malaria. His
doctor sent to the local apothecary for the best known treatment of
malaria - ground up dragon bones!