A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China. Researchers uncovered a Chinese text on silk that could very well be the world’s ...

The key to achieving high-quality and practical van der Waals heterostructure devices made from various two-dimensional (2D) materials lies in the efficient control over clean and flexible interfaces.

Many people worldwide are quick to credit Germany's Johannes Gutenberg with the invention of movable type printing, but how many know about the pioneering work of Bi Sheng from ancient China? This ...

A lively exhibition at Hong Kong’s Palace Museum explores the culture of feasting — including a centuries-old predecessor to Deliveroo ...

These pieces delve into the rich culinary traditions and culture of ancient Chinese people, ranging across 5,000 years of history.

Historian Han Qi on why the exchange of scientific knowledge is so important - from astronomy and salt wells to high-speed trains Han Qi is a professor of Chinese history and culture at Hong Kong ...

A boy experiences wooden movable-type printing of Xixia characters in Xixia Imperial Tombs scenic area in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2019. [Xinhua/Feng Kaihua] ...

The team tested the technique by storing images, including 16,833 bits for an ancient Chinese rubbing of a tiger, and a photo of a panda made up of over 252,500 bits. After some tweaking, 100 percent ...

The event was part of the “Creating with Context” series and showcased parts of the University’s collection of 170 East Asian books from the Chinese Ming and Qing Dynasties. The workshop allowed ...

Classical Chinese music has a distinctive sound thanks to instruments that have existed for thousands of years.