This can be noted in its famous ancient attractions such as the Dragon Pavilion, the Iron Pagoda, and the Daxiangguo Temple, one of the most famous temples in China. All these historical and ...

It is shaded by exuberant trees everywhere. Nanjing is one of the six famous ancient capitals of China, the others being Xi'an, Beijing, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Hangzhou. Starting with the Kingdom ...

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As one of China's eight ancient capitals, Zhengzhou boasts a rich cultural heritage dating back thousands of years. Follow ...

Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted to break this grip of geography. He needed a way to move rice from the fertile region around the Yangtze northwest to feed his court ...

Formerly a home to emperors, poets, merchants and warriors, Xi’an is the jewel in the crown of China’s great ancient capitals, possessing a wealth of cultural and historical treasures waiting ...

But in ancient China, meteor showers were more than a stunning display. Early records of 'falling stars' often hinted at consequences believed to follow these rare events. Produced by Ellenoor ...

IN his Conway Memorial Lecture, "Science and Society in Ancient China", delivered on May 12, 1947, Dr. Joseph Needham attempts to sketch a pattern of the organisation of Chinese feudal society and ...

Located in Deji Square on the central cultural axis of Nanjing, one of China’s “Four Great Ancient Capitals” and a major metropolis in Eastern China, the Deji Art Museum is committed to building a ...

As one of China's eight ancient capitals, Zhengzhou boasts a rich cultural heritage dating back thousands of years. Follow Douglas Dueno, a foreign expert at the China Daily Website traveling ...