The Great Flood in China 4,000 Years Ago
This more than 3,000-year-old bronze vessel, recovered in 2002 from an antique market, has 98 Chinese characters on the botton…
Modern Humans Lived in China 80,000 Years Ago
Chinese archaeologists have discovered from a cave in Hunan Province 47 human teeth fossils, almost identical to our own. The…
Ancient Chinese Pyramids
Sitting on a hilltop 1214 metres above sea level, this is an ancient pyramid in Fuzhou, Jiangxi province, in the…
Mysterious Prehistoric Signs on Rocks in a Mountain in Henan
More than 3,000 mysterious signs discovered in Mt Juci (具茨山), of Henan Province, China, are believed to be carved in…
How Chinese Settled Divorce 1,000 Years Ago
A 1000-year-old Chinese divorce settlement agreement was unearthed in 1900 from Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in Gansu Province. The following is…
Dragon Boat Festival
Boat racing and zongzi during the Duanwu festival were initially created to pay tribute to Qu Yuan (343 BC -…
Ancient Chinese Anti-famine Measures
In 2014, a group of 1,500-year-old state-owned huge grain storages were unearthed in Luoyang, Henan province. The 700 storages were…
Mt. Wudang, China’s Biggest Taoist Centre
Taoist temples began to appear in Mt Wudang since Lao Tzu and Confucius time 2,500 years ago.
China’s Majiabang Culture 6,000 Years Ago
It suggests the traditional Chinese timber frame structure with tusk tenon joints had already been developed 7,000 years ago and…
A Revolving Library
In China's Sichuan Province there are two rocky hills hosting a temple accommodating both Daoist and Buddhist faiths.
8 Major Chinese Buddhist Sects
There are two kinds of travellers: One knows where to go and one doesn't.
Hemudu & Majiabang Cultures – Chinese Civilisation 7,000 Years Ago
The Hemudu culture flourished in China's eastern seaboard around today's Ningbo in the south of Hangzhou in a period between…
Traditional Chinese Scholar Culture
The academic examination system was formally established during the short-lived Sui Dynasty (581 - 618) before Tang, and inspired the…
China’s Unique Jade Culture
Jade culture based on a well-developed precision craft technology is a distinctive traditional Chinese culture, dating back to 8,000 years…
Trial of Humanity
Genghis Khan led his army to invade China, destroyed a highly advanced Song Dynasty, and directly massacred around 60 million…
The Great Wall
The Great Wall was initially built during the time of the First Emperor Qin more than 2,000 years ago. But…
A Historical Beijing
Altar of Heaven, the 1920s Chinese emperors were traditionally regarded as the representatives of the celestial authority on earth. The…
A 400-Year-Old Bordertown in Desert
A Bordertown in Gansu In a remote desert region in China’s west in today’s Yongtai County, Gansu Province, there is…