Instructor: Robert Thorp

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Robert Thorp taught at Princeton and Washington University in St. Louis for 25 years followed by a second career as a tour lecturer in China and Japan. His publications include "Chinese Art and Culture" (2001), "China in the Early Bronze Age" (2006) and "Visiting Historic Beijing" (2008). He has visited China more than 50 times.

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A Golden Age: China in the Tang

No dynasty in Chinese history has been as highly regarded as the Tang (618-906). After four centuries of dynasticupheaval and cultural transformation - not least the Buddhist "conquest" - the age of the Tang emperors (and oneempress!) marked a high point in society, culture and the arts, including poetry, sculpture, painting and architecture.Rich tombs, Buddhist relic deposits and cave-chapels, ceramics, calligraphy and painting all enriched the culture ofthis "golden age." Modern archaeology, in turn, has made these treasures accessible. Instructor Bio: Robert Thorp taught at Princeton and Washington University in St. Louis for 25 years followed by a second careeras a tour lecturer in China and Japan. His publications include "Chinese Art and Culture" (2001), "China in the EarlyBronze Age" (2006) and "Visiting Historic Beijing" (2008). He has visited China more than 50 times.
August 18, 2026 to September 1, 2026, Osher Institute, St. Andrews Office Facility and Online