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New Creative Relevant Search filters Ancient China Stock Photos and Images  (234,628) ancient china painting | ancient china battle | ancient china war | ancient china map | ancient china village | ancient china paper | ancient china army painting Related searches: Narrow your search: Vectors | Black & white | Cut Outs Page 1 of 2347 Family scene in ancient China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888 Family scene in ancient China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-family-scene-in-ancient-china-historical-illustration-wood-engraving-47923693.html Yungang Grottoes - Giant Buddha statue carved inside the ancient Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China. Yungang Grottoes - Giant Buddha statue carved inside the ancient Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-yungang-grottoes-giant-buddha-statue-carved-inside-the-ancient-yungang-33342599.html Dec. 12, 1956 - Nice customs in the ancient China: When in ancient times a Chinese presented a horse as a gift to someone he had to give also a man with the horse, who had to take care of the horse. The custom was used in the years about 618 after the birth of Christ. The man who had to take care of the horse was called Mafu. Such told us the young lady in the Kimono at the German Art and Antiquities exhibition just being held at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. On the picture you see a plastic from the time of the T'ang dynasty about 618 - 960 after Christ's birth, called ''Horse with Mafu. Dec. 12, 1956 - Nice customs in the ancient China: When in ancient times a Chinese presented a horse as a gift to someone he had to give also a man with the horse, who had to take care of the horse. The custom was used in the years about 618 after the birth of Christ. The man who had to take care of the horse was called Mafu. Such told us the young lady in the Kimono at the German Art and Antiquities exhibition just being held at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. On the picture you see a plastic from the time of the T'ang dynasty about 618 - 960 after Christ's birth, called ''Horse with Mafu.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/dec-12-1956-nice-customs-in-the-ancient-china-when-in-ancient-times-image69343703.html Yu the Great, c. 2200 – 2100 BC. Legendary ruler in ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control, he is said to have drained the Chinese empire from the effects of a mighty deluge by using tortoise shells as drain pipes. 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