fun treasure TV show

**bushbush** · October 15, 2009, 12:28 PM

Tian Xia Shou Cang or "collection under the heaven" is a popular TV show in China. The host and top experts will together determine if a collector's treasure is real or not, while educating the public about the history behind the particular item. (cool part is that if they determine something is fake, they will smash it live on tv

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a clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gheu_HTo4U
(around 2 min mark they start introducing today's treasures).

a few famous items.

qianlong era "Monk-hat" pot.

southern Song china bowl, (an unique brand of china too).

pen case from early Qing

basket made of ivory from Qing

etc...

a great show i think, that helps the public to understand more about history

**Hookah Smoking Caterpiller** · October 15, 2009, 01:01 PM

what a terrible way to study history, as if private collections are benifical to the study of history. Furthermore, by simply trying to find the 'value' of objects it damages the historical profession, making it as if tresure hunting is a legitimate method of practice. Dispicable.

**DAVIDE** · October 15, 2009, 01:38 PM

lol. I should purchase the satellite tv to see that.

what if they smash an item and they will discover it wasnt a fake as they thought then?

**bushbush** · October 15, 2009, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by davide.cool

lol. I should purchase the satellite tv to see that.

what if they smash an item and they will discover it wasnt a fake then?

they would be all going to jail then according to the law protecting treasures i think hahaha....so i think they are 100% sure every time before they do that.