Porcelain, a fine and delicate ceramic, has long been prized for its beauty and elegance. Each piece, whether ancient or modern,
Porcelain found
Throughout history, China, along with other Asian countries, maintained a busy and vast trade in porcelain
Porcelain played
In conclusion, porcelain remains an eternal material,
“Cold the iron chains spanning over the Dadu River,” Chairman Mao Zedong wrote in a poem, describing the do-or-die battle which took place on the Luding Bridge. The Bridge,
Over 80 years ago, the bridge was crucial to the survival of the CPC-led Red Army during the Long March because if the soldiers had failed to dash through the Luding Bridge then, the Red Army might have been wiped out. Upon their
Probably never before had people seen fighters like these-men for whom soldiering was not just a rice bowl,
The United Kingdom
The UK has a long history of development, during which four different groups ever influenced it
The UK is a land of festivities,
The Yinxu Museum opens in Anyang, Henan province, to display the brilliance of the 3,000-year-old Shang civilization.
Nearly 4,000 unearthed cultural relics are displayed in the museum. More than three quarters of these have never been
The Yinxu Ruins,
Many key breakthroughs
These discoveries further displayed a grand picture of a capital city
Piyingxi, or Chinese shadow puppetry is a traditional opera art among Chinese people. According to historical records, shadow puppetry originated
Shadow puppetry is an art with a perfect
The performers hold joysticks in their hands that they grab, grind, roll, and press
The coloring is also an
The harmonious co-existence of sounds, colors, light and shadow
Anyone visiting Tibet and exploring its culture would visit the temples to view the colorful and educational Tibetan Thangka (唐卡) paintings. They are traditionally painted on either cotton or silk, with
The Tibetan Thangka is
The Mogao Caves were previously a storage place of many Tibetan paintings on cloth, including the earliest surviving Thangka dated to be from around 780-848 AD
The Thangka painting is not a flat creation but consists of a painted picture panel, over which a fabric is mounted, and then over which
A tea bag is a small, porous packet that contains
Tea bags range from a square or rectangular shape to a tetrahedral (四面体的) and even circular shape. There’s typically
Tea bags
The modern version of tea bags first appeared in the Western World as early as 1903. Commercially, however, tea bags made their appearance around 1908,
However, people found that it was more convenient to brew tea
It’s generally advised to not squeeze a tea bag soaked in hot water. When you squeeze a tea bag, more tannins (鞣质) are released into the liquid. The result of this is that the drink becomes too bitter, or
8 . Mesopotamia was home to some of the very first cities in existence, leading many to link it to the birth of civilization. The origin of these cities is still unknown today, although many theories exist. One suggestion is that the development and building of temples created a place where people would gather, and thus served as points of contact between different groups of people.
Others believe that people sought sanctuary from natural disasters. As the Mesopotamians were able to develop technology to help them control the nearby rivers, such as levees, they could ensure a good crop. They had no need to be nomadic, and were able to settle in one place comfortably. It is for this reason that all the early cities were built along the two major rivers.
From the moment the Sumerians began to form these cities, it forever altered human history. People went from being ruled by nature, to attempting to control it and make it work for them. By 4,500 BCE the first recorded city rose in the form of Uruk. However, the only urban structure at this point was the temple, which regulated all economic and social matters.
The central purpose of these early cities was to help regulate trade, as southern Mesopotamia was reliable on outside resources. This need encouraged the spread of urbanization. However, communication between the cities was difficult, so each city developed into an individual city-state. This led to territorial disputes and, inevitably, war.
In order to keep their cities protected, the Mesopotamians built fortifications, and walled cities rose. Migration to these cities increased, and more buildings were erected. Cities gradually expanded and rulers were proclaimed, who then began looking outwards for trade and conquest.
1. What does the underlined word “sanctuary” mean?A.Rescue. | B.Stability. | C.Shelter. | D.Accommodation. |
A.The function of early cities. | B.The structure of early cities. |
C.The regulation of early cities. | D.The appearance of early cities. |
A.War and conflicts. | B.Limited interaction. |
C.The spread of urbanization. | D.Competition for resources. |
A.The birth of city-states. | B.The first cities in the world. |
C.The urban expansion in the world. | D.The conquest of nature in Mesopotamia. |
The Shanghai Museum celebrated the Lunar New Year with new exhibition in February, Longing for Spring: A Celebration of the Year of the Dragon.
The dragon, or long in Chinese, is the only mythical creature among the 12 Chinese zodiac
Dragons can
This is the sixth time that the museum has presented a Lunar New Year exhibition,
Originally unearthed in the late 1920s, the Sanxingdui Ruins have been regarded as one of the world’s greatest archaeological
One iconic (标志性的) exhibit is the four-meter-tall bronze sacred tree,
Divided into three themed areas, the exhibition hall makes use of a range of new technologies