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The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.
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In ancient China, tremors were seen as cosmic warnings of misrule. China was also more advanced than the rest of the world at ...
Marriage is a union between two people, but no one said either has to be alive. The ancient Chinese tradition of ‘ghost ...
Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...
“This is the first exhibition to prominently feature ancient Chinese picnic sets,” Chiang says. “Most people don’t pay any serious attention to picnic boxes because picnics were not as see ...
The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.
Kang Zhen, vice-president of BNU, said the university has developed a range of digital language databases, including a ...
Here are 7 Chinese memory tricks to help you never forget what you read, inspired by ancient Chinese learning techniques and ...