Ancient Chinese Written-Language
The Oracle Turcle Script is considered the earliest form of Chinese characters by archaeologists. But the evidence unearthed lately disputes…
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…
Chinese Relics in an American Restaurant
The artifact was smashed into small pieces and smuggled to America in 1914. Now it is used as room decor…
China’s Tallest Brick Pagoda Leaning to the East
Wenfeng Pagoda (Cultural Peak Pagoda) in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, was built at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the…
A Chain Bridge
There are a thousand paths to enlightenment, but only two ways to access the 1,000-year-old sutra library.
China’s Magic Plants
Believe it or not, this is not an artwork crafted by a human artist but a plant created by nature.…
Chinese Tea Culture
There are more than 380 varieties of tea-trees growing around the world, of which over 260 are in southern China
Dragon Scale – An Ancient Chinese Bookbinding Technology
As the birthplace of paper and printing, ancient China developed the whole range of bookbinding techniques, from Policy Briefing (简策)…
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…
The White Deer Plain
The White Deer Plain (白鹿原) is a Chinese TV drama narrating the history of an old village on the conservative…
White Deer Studio, a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese College
White Deer College (白鹿书院), in Jiangxi Province, was a private university established 1,000 years ago with its heyday during Song…
Taoist Classic: Supreme Lord on Simplicity
During the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), there were four men regarded as the top four talented…
The Love Story of a Chinese Mermaid
A talented young scholar had no money so he had no honey, and his rich and powerful fiancee's family wanted…
Qi Circulation and Acupoints in Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture basically works on qi than muscles or bones, and the way to reach the qi is through acupoints, very…
Ancient Chinese Oral Medicine
The earliest reference to oral hygiene practice can be found in The Book of Rites, a Confucius classics on state…
A 1000-Year-Old Brick Pagoda in Suzhou
Blessing Light Pagoda (瑞光塔) near Pan Water Gate in Suzhou has 8 elevations and 7 floors with a total height…
A Taoist Temple in the Middle of a River
The 9th Fairy’s Platform (九仙女台), a Daoist temple, was initially built during the Tang Dynasty in the middle of a…