Before paper was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on pottery, animal bones and stones, cast them on bronzes, or wrote them on bamboo or wooden strips and silk fabric. These ...

On paper the Grand Canal runs 1,100 miles ... was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted to break this grip ...

There are not only ancient stories and old customs on the paper-cuttings, but also folklore legends and characters in dramas. It covers almost the whole living of Chinese people. It is a ...

Images of ancient books from the seven-episode TV series about moral principles that served as guidelines. CHINA DAILY The Chinese term guanzhen refers to the moral principles and behavioral ...

In ancient China, although Taoist empirical mysticism ... While inventions and technological discoveries such as gunpowder, paper, printing, the magnetic compass and efficient animal harness ...