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The galloping horse that became a tourism symbol

THE symbol of China’s national tourism is a galloping horse, of which the prototype is a cultural relic excavated from a Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220) tomb in Wuwei in the northwestern province of Gansu. The ...

January 22, 2022, Saturday

Ancient mountain pass thwart many invasions of central China

Sitting on a very strategic passage along the Great Wall in north China’s Shanxi Province, Yanmen Pass has been the choke point that blocked northern nomads from invading central China for centuries. In ...

December 26, 2021, Sunday

Ancient eco-friendly lamp dazzles and inspires

When former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger visited China in 1971, he stopped at a cultural relic — a lamp — and said Chinese people were so extraordinary that they had environmental ...

December 19, 2021, Sunday

Temple is where Indian prince started Zen lineage in China

SHAOLIN Temple’s reputation is well earned with its fighting monks and kung fu practice, attracting flocks of tourists and martial art lovers over the decades. However, sitting quietly in its shadow, ...

December 12, 2021, Sunday

Story of long-forgotten kingdom in Yunnan

Among the bronze wares found in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, a shell container on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing is listed as one of the cultural relics prohibited from being ...

December 5, 2021, Sunday

Iconic temple in Foshan’s history

AncestralNCESTRAL Temple in Foshan, Guangdong Province, provides a deep look into the coastal city’s history and martial arts’ folk culture. Built between 1078 and 1085, the temple was a religious shrine ...

November 28, 2021, Sunday

Gilded bronze horse a gift from emperor

China was one of the first countries to domesticate horses. As an important part of Chinese civilization, the longstanding horse culture reflects the relationship between human beings and the animal, ...

November 21, 2021, Sunday

Dragon mother temple keeps legend alive for 2 millennia

IN Chinese culture, the dragon is the god of water that tames rainfall and harnesses every sea, river, canal, lake, pond and creek. It’s been a centuries-old tradition that people, especially those living ...

November 14, 2021, Sunday

49-gram gown that can fit into a matchbox

BELIEVE it or not, a gown made thousands of years ago in China weighs only 49 grams, which is equivalent to about two pairs of socks. Measuring 132 centimeters in length, the gown was unearthed from ...

November 7, 2021, Sunday

Historical mansion full of intrigue

Marshal’s Mansion sits a few steps away from the Imperial Palace in downtown Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province....

October 31, 2021, Sunday



 

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