Classic Chinese Porcelains
A 4,500-Year-Old Black Ceramic Wine Cup A 4,500-year-old ultra-thin “egg-shell” black ceramic wine cup, unearthed from Rizhao, Shandong province. Tang…
Encyclopedia on Classic Chinese Technology
The Exploitation of the Works of Nature (天工开物) is an encyclopedia on ancient Chinese technology, compiled by Song Yingxing (宋应星),…
A Giant Quantum Leap
Chinese scientists have established a quantum entanglement between particles 1200 kilometres apart, smashing the previous world record of 143 kilometres.…
The World’s Longest Manmade River: Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
Twilight in Wuxi, an ancient city by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the longest and the oldest surviving manmade river in the…
5G and Huawei
On February 25, 2019, Huawei unveiled its foldable 5G phone with the largest extended screen in the world, which can be folded…
Pots of Fire Seeds Used by Chinese in The Neolithic Period
This earthen pot was excavated in 1956 in Dongzhuang Village in Shaanxi Province and found to be a product of…
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…
A Magic Ancient Chinese Mirror
Shanghai Museum houses tens of thousands of ancient Chinese bronze mirrors, but only four that have a “semi-transparent” quality, and…
China’s Outdoor Elevators
The World’s Tallest Outdoor Elevator in Hunan – Bailong Elevator in Zhangjiajie Geopark took 3 years to complete from 1999…
China’s Majiabang Culture 6,000 Years Ago
Majiabang Culture (马家浜文化) existed during the so-called Neolithic Age at the mouth of the Yangtze River, primarily around Lake Tai,…
China’s 3D Printing
China’s First One-Step Modeling 3D Printed Bridge The bridge made with polymer materials was printed on a 3D printer in…
Hemudu & Majiabang Cultures – Chinese Civilisation 7,000 Years Ago
Hemudu Culture The Hemudu culture flourished in China’s eastern seaboard around today’s Ningbo in the south of Hangzhou in a…
The Great Wall
The Great Wall was initially built during the time of the First Emperor Qin more than 2,000 years ago. But…
Ancient Chinese Bronze Technology
Ancient Chinese Bronze Casting Technology A Money Tree Grows for 2,000 Years This is a 2,000-year-old Chinese money tree true…
24 Chinese Solar Terms in Season
Traditionally, the pace of Chinese people’s life was rhythmed by the 24 Solar Terms, which divide each lunar month into…
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Military Weapons
There were hundreds of different types of cold weapons in ancient Chinese battlefields, with the most commonly used including bow…
Advanced drainage System in the Ancient Beijing
In July 2012, a super storm lashed Beijing that saw part of the Chinese capital inundation with dozens of casualties…
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Cosmology
Traditional Chinese cosmological system is mainly based on the relationships and movements of the sun, the moon, five major planets…