The Yumen Pass Bamboo Slips of the Han Dynasty. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn ... first-hand information for the research of the Silk Road. Before the paper was invented and widely used, ...

A series of photographic works by Qing Jian, an independent photographer who earned her fame by the series dubbed "The 24 Solar Terms". [Photo/Official Weibo account of Qing Jian] For the Chinese ...

Discover the ancient technology that gave Kublai Khan a strategic edge in conquering China and shaping the course of history.

the earliest written record of noodles is traced to a book written during the East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220, although it remained a subject of debate whether the Chinese, the ...