With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Silk Route dates back to Han dynasty. Through this route, the Chinese highly
That route functioned
Throughout all these years, many great figures have made great
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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
The Chinese couplet (对联) refers to two poetic lines obeying certain rules, often
As a form of Chinese literature, the couplet
Chinese couplets originated in the Five Dynasties, and since then they
It was said that the
The couplet has two equal-length lines. However,
There was a state
But the king didn’t agree with him. “I think we should treat the prisoners of war
Then another one said, “Your majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support
The king thought the official’s proposal was quite reasonable so he accepted and followed it. As a result,
Among the many arts in China are the performing arts. Like paintings, sculptures, carvings and other physical arts, the performing arts in China have a long history. The performing arts range from martial arts like kung fu
The performing arts in China date back to ancient times
The performing arts
Chinese art has
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Gan De was an ancient Chinese astronomer born in the State of Qi. Along with Shi Shen, he is believed to be the first
Gan De may have been the first to describe one of the
Gan was one of the earliest practitioners of Chinese astronomy. As the earliest attempt
The silk industry in Sichuan is one of the original points of Chinese silk culture. Sichuan brocade (蜀锦) originated from the Spring and Autumn period, and fully developed in the Han and Tang
Sichuan brocade is one of China’s four most famous branches of brocade, the others
Silk
Archaeologists (考古学家) have found two shipwrecks (沉船) deep in the South China Sea, which serve as a witness to
The No. 1 shipwreck
This is one of the most important archaeological
If history doesn’t quite repeat
For a few heady years in the 1890s, the bicycle was the must-have — swift, affordable, stylish transportation that could take you anywhere you cared to go, anytime you
Society
By 1898 cycling had become
A Stone Age bird sculpture uncovered in China could be a “missing link” in our understanding of prehistoric art. Dating back almost 13,500 years, the sculpture is now the oldest known example of three-dimensional art in East Asia.
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