A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

Throughout history, China has maintained a deep connection with ice and snow. Beyond simply enduring the harsh cold winter ...

Explore Xi'an, the incredible ancient city and the ‘birthplace of civilisation,' home to the Terracotta Army and countless ...

That a story taken from Chinese history and folklore should be so popular ... This has seen old and new collide, with these ancient tales being retold using the latest in digital technology.

In the restoration lab of the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, a group of young people is engaged in a ...

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a staple in Sichuan cuisine in China’s southwest, was only introduced in the 1570s by foreign sailors, which then led to the creation of now-famous spicy dishes. Despite this, many ancient ...

On February 6, 2024, the ninth day of the first lunar month, the 17th Central Plains (Hebi) Folk Culture Festival ushered in the Dapishan Temple Fair. The event was a vibrant display of traditional ...

Members of a team consisting of five Tibetan women inspect cultural relics in Nagqu Prefecture, Southwest China's Xizang ...

The economic term for self-sufficiency is "autarky", borrowed from the ancient Greek word autarkeia, meaning "to suffice".

He thinks part of the answer is that in the earlv millennia of recorded Chinese history, states (ancient China had many) that exploited nature tended to defeat their enemies. Later on, investing money ...