Lee
and Lee Communications,
developers of the award-winning National Palace Museum CD-ROM
series, is pleased to introduce our fabulous new gifts sets.
Give the gift of art appreciation!
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The
National Palace Museum Experience
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The
National Palace Museum in Taipei is a world-famous
treasure-house of Chinese art and culture. Accumulated using
all the resourcesavailable to Chinese emperors over the centuries,
its collection enshrines the finest accomplishments of imperial
China's artists, craftsmen and scholars.
Now for the first time ever, this DVD-ROM guides
you on a Virtual Reality Tour through the Museum's
many fascinating galleries and offers you a free,
relaxing environment in which to luxuriate in the
beauty of Chinese art. |
The
treasures of the National Palace Museum are a precious heritage
of human civilization.
From rustically hewn stone carvings of high antiquity to exquisitely
carved fruit stones, from elegantly restrained Song porcelain
to colorful Qing decorated ware, whether lustrous jades, exotic
enamelware, fascinating curio cabinets, or Shang and Zhou ritual
bronzes, each has
its own special place in China's cultural history.
Sit
back and listen as six Theme Tours put Chinese art works and antiquities
into context
within Chinese cultural traditions. Examine selected objects in
breathtaking detail, including ultra-screen magnification, highlights
of design features, and three-dimensional structural sketches.
Come closer to masterworks of Chinese art than ever before.
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Virtual
Reality Tour
Treat yourself to a personalized tour of priceless cultural artifacts.
Browse 1,200 treasures in 19 exhibition galleries, presented in
143 virtual reality panoramas. Pan, zoom and click to your heart's
content! Don't worry about getting lost -- an orientation guide
will keep you company throughout your tour. |
Theme
Tours
Relax to six DVD videos with easy-listening stereo narration in
English or Chinese. These weave art treasures together to illustrate
ancient China's dining and drinking culture, explore mysterious
animal designs on ritual vessels, display popular styles of dress
and adornment, celebrate the refined amusements of the Chinese literary
elite, and much more |
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Appreciation
of Antiquities
Appreciate 249 selected art works and antiquities in breathtaking
detail through
ultra-screen magnification, easy-listening stereo narration, three-dimensional
structural sketches, and highlights of design details.
33 works of outstanding importance are also featured in DVD video. |
Interactive
Timeline
Scan Chinese history in the imperial era through nine broad chronological
phases.
See how representative artifacts illustrate cultural trends of each
period. |
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