Recently, the museum published an informative book titled The History of Ancient China in 115 Objects, introducing 115 fine ...

Journey through time to uncover the rich history of how ancient Chinese pronunciation was rediscovered. Chinese scholars have ...

Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost ...

The eclipse in question occurred during the Zhou dynasty. Though the exact date is uncertain, some astronomers have pointed ...

Xuan paper is recognized by UNESCO and prized among Chinese artists. Now its largest manufacturer is trying to sell it ...

The helicopter’s invention is a complex story spanning centuries, inspired by ancient toys and powered by groundbreaking ...

7000 BC – The oldest evidence of wine that we have dates way back to 7000 BC in China. Many ancient civilizations celebrated ...

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday night features the four great inventions by ancient Chinese: papermaking, movable type printing, compass and gunpowder. The invention of ...

Paper is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. When Ai was 13, she first learned about Cai Lun, the inventor of the paper-making process during China's Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.).

Finally, the last of the Four Great Inventions is the compass. Some ancient cultures had learned to use magnetic rocks, like the Olmec in Mexico in 1000 BC, but the Chinese were the first to ...

Visitors line up to enter a scenic spot with the Karez system in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in June (LIU JIAN / FOR CHINA DAILY) Another four ancient Chinese irrigation projects ...