Hiking the Longii Rice Terraces(梯田)in southern China is something I would recommend for everyone to add to their bucket list. The name
During my visit to Guilin, I decided
The hike took me through small villages set
At night, I stayed in simple home-stays run by farming families. Over multicourse meals- featuring local specialties like sticky rice, I learned
Reaching the hike’s end after three full days, I felt a profound
Introduction to English as a Second Language Teacher’s Book
One of the earliest-known inventions is the bow and arrow, which is still used throughout the world today, 15,000 years
In western Asia, another extremely important invention was born — the ability to produce pots. As long as 6500 years ago, people were producing pottery, mostly plain and without designs, but the technique has changed little since.
Some people say that the wheel is the single most important invention. Early examples from about 5000 years ago have been found in the forests of Europe. Around 1500 years later, the Phoenicians used sand, limestone and sodium carbonate to produce
How many things do you lock with a key every day? Doors, cupboards? The car? We really don't think much about them,
Another amazing invention, which we probably take for granted these days, is the skill of knitting
Eye glasses developed from just one lens in a frame, like a simple magnifying glass, way back in the 13th century. In about 1290, the idea to put two lenses in a frame to sit on the nose was developed in Florence. And, believe it or not, the modern contact lens is 120 years old!
Time flies and we spend a lot of time
Delicate strokes (笔画), carved onto wood, with ultimate precision. This is woodblock printing,
Certain people are believed
Traditional woodblock printing can be divided into four major steps: writing, engraving, printing, and binding. With each step then sub-divided into several procedures,
The Buddhist scripture Diamond Sutra, the “earliest dated printed book”, can only be seen in the British Library,
The invention of writing gave life to great thoughts, but it was the invention of printing
Through travelling you can enjoy beautiful views and
Yangko, a rural Chinese folk dance with a history
Yangko employs drumming, Suona, dancing and singing. Content is based
The lantern fair in Zigong, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, boasts a history of more than 1,000 years.
In addition to the
This year’s show will not come to an end
Reconstructed in the 14th century, the Ancient City of Pingyao,
The Ancient City of Pingyao is an outstanding example of Han cities in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It retains (保留) all features of the Han city and it is of great value for
Pingyao
In the course of economic development, there comes a time
What does traveling mean? Visit, enjoy and discover.
Every year hundreds and thousands of people come to the UK. And London, the capital city
Going around the city center on foot is easy. The maps in the streets will show you
There are over 240
Between 121 BC and 111 BC, Emperor Wu set up four counties to the west of the Yellow River, Jiuquan, Wuwei, Zhangye and Dunhuang
The postal system of the Han Dynasty consisted
According to the records, sitting on the Hexi Corridor that connected ancient China and XiYu countries, Xuanquanzhi, the post house