The Odyssey of China's Imperial Art Treasures

The Odyssey of China's Imperial Art Treasures traces the 3,000 history of the emperor's imperial collection, from the Bronze Age to the present. The tortuous history of these treasures involves a succession of dynasties, invasion and conquest, and civil war, resulting in valiant attempts to rescue and preserve the collection. Throughout history, different Chinese regimes used the imperial collection to bolster their own political legitimacy, domestically and internationally. 

The narrative follows the gradual formation of the Peking Palace Museum in 1925, its hasty fragmentation as large parts of the collection were moved perilously over long distances to escape wartime destruction, and finally its formal division into what are today two Palace Museums - one in Beijing, the other in Taipei. Enlivened by the personalities of those who cared for the collection, this textured account of the imperial treasures highlights magnificent artworks and their arduous transit through politics, war, and diplomatic reconciliations. 

Over the years, control of the collections has been fiercely contested, from early dynasties through Mongol and Japanese invaders to Nationalist and Communist rivals - a saga that continues today. This first book-length investigation of the imperial collections will be of great interest to China scholars, historians, and Chinese art specialists. Its tales of palace intrigue will fascinate a wide variety of readers.

2014 Academy Award Boost Red Carpet Wealth for Aspiring and Mega Stars

To be Rich  and  famous Star   is Not  easy , but  with  the sheer numbers of award ceremonies around  the globe  where  aspiring  stars will take every opportunity  to get noticed, they  will need to be  bold  and must invest  in their  sexy outfits   in order capitalize  on  the law of attraction  even  to get  photographers and  fans or audience  to take their pictures so that their images  are splashed  across top magazine or internet news media website  to get their images broadcast realtime to the World

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Like  every  other majors award ceremonies, The Red Carpet seems  to exceed a good wealth of media  attraction   and  it has become increasing important  that  those aspiring  or already top mega stars  simply  will embrace the  red Carpet with stride , and what’s more glamorous than at the Academy awards 2014 .

The  Wealth attraction power of the Red Carpet here has  since over many years brought on Big wealth luck to some of the world Riches  stars in this year  Academy ,among those on the list is current Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock for this year’s “Gravity.” 

Topping the wealthiest Oscar winners is Jack Nicholson who won three Oscars for his roles in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” (1976), “Terms of Endearment” (1984), and “As Good As It Gets” (1998).  

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Nicholson is also the most honored living male actor with 12 nominations and 3 wins. Only Meryl Streep edges him out with 18 total nominations and  you can guess  how many Red carpets he has walked on since  he flew  over the cuckoo’s nest

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Check out the full list of some of the  wealthiest  who has walked the red carpet  even Now :

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Oscar Category	Film
1	Jack Nicholson	$390 million	1998: Best Actor 1984: Best Supporting Actor 1976: Best Actor	“As Good as it Gets” “Terms of Endearment” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
2	Tom Hanks	$350 million	1995: Best Actor 1994: Best Actor	“Forrest Gump” “Philadelphia”
3	Robert De Niro	$310 million	1981: Best Actor 1975: Best Supporting Actor	“Raging Bull” “The Godfather: Part II”
3	Barbra Streisand	$310 million	1969: Best Actress	“Funny Girl”
5	Sean Connery	$250 million	1988: Best Supporting Actor	“The Untouchables”
6	George Clooney	$220 million	2006: Best Supporting Actor	“Syriana”
7	Michael Douglas	$200 million	1988: Best Actor	“Wall Street”
8	Anthony Hopkins	$160 million	1992: Best Actor	“Silence of the Lambs”
10	Robin Williams	$150 million	1998: Best Supporting Actor	“Good Will Hunting”
10	Sandra Bullock	$150 million	2010: Best Actress	“The Blind Side”