Rong Bao Zhai (, Studio of Glorious Treasures) is an old

stationery Stationery refers to writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, continuous form paper, and other office supplies. Stationery usually specifies materials to be written on by hand (e.g., letter paper) or by equipment such as computer p ...

calligraphy Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an e ...

and

painting Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

shop in

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, China. It is located in

Liulichang Liulichang () is a street in Xicheng, Beijing, Xicheng District, Beijing that is known for a series of traditional Chinese stone dwellings selling various craftwork, artistry, and antiques. It is one of Beijing's traditional old quarters. Histo ...

outside the

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Gate.

History

Rong Bao Zhai was founded in 1672 (11th year of the

Kangxi The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 165420 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, personal name Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign of 61 ye ...

reign in the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

) as the Song Zhu Zhai (松竹斋; Pine and Bamboo Studio), and adopted its current name in 1894. On the Chinese mainland, Rong Bao Zhai was recognized as the "Chinese Time-honored" enterprises by The

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is an executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China responsible for formulating policies on foreign trade, export and import regulations, foreign direct investments, consumer pro ...

. In 1973, nobel laureate

Aage Bohr Aage Niels Bohr (; 19 June 1922 – 8 September 2009) was a Danish nuclear physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 with Ben Roy Mottelson and James Rainwater "for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and p ...

visited the shop during an overseas trip, in honor of his late father,

Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr (, ; ; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and old quantum theory, quantum theory, for which he received the No ...

, as his physics research and the scientific work of his father were mainly influenced by Chinese philosophy and

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The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of ChinaHomepage in ChineseBrief historyProfile on China.org.cn榮寶齋香港旗艦店重新啟業傳承文化
Office supply companies of China Retail companies established in 1672 Companies based in Beijing 17th-century establishments in China 1672 establishments in Asia Chinese brands {{China-company-stub

History

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