HEFEI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Confucius is said to have started the tradition of private education in China, while Wen Weng, another ancient educator, is known to have founded the country's first ...

The first World University Forum on Ancient Chinese Classics and Archives was recently hosted in Beijing. The forum was co-organized by the National Committee for the Compilation and Research of ...

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.

Almost 300 years later, scientists wanted to chart the historical range of this critically endangered, bulbous-headed cetacean—so they combed hundreds of ancient Chinese poems to seek mentions ...

Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor. Cell Press. Journal Current Biology DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.059 ...