The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and ...

Even 50 years ago, the old Chinese government still called the job of the chief executive “making adjustments to the tripods”. Tripod in ancient Chinese refers to all sizes of cooking utensils.

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago ... hat and the cheese ...

Submerged beneath a manmade lake in China lies a forgotten city, dubbed by experts as “China’s Atlantis”. The underwater city, known as the Lion City or Shi Cheng, is hidden 40 metres ...

Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to lower costs and yield innovative treatments, not to mention raise China’s prestige ...

An ancient Chinese mathematical master Some visitors explore the exhibition Liu Hui, a leading founder of classical Chinese mathematical theories at Réfectoire des Cordeliers in Paris on ...