Description The Paperblanks Pear Garden Journal in the Mini size is 4 x 5.5 inches and Smyth Sewn for durability. It has 176 lined pages, includes a memento pouch and ribbon marker, and features a wrap closure.During the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle under the Qing court (1644–1911), giving birth to what is known as Peking Opera. Reproduced here is a piece of beautifully embroidered opera skirt from that era.
