Around 2,200 years ago, ancient China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, began connecting many small walls to build the now-famous Great Wall of China. It eventually became over 13,000 miles (20,000 ...

According to a controversial new study the world's oldest star map, known as the Star Manual of Master Shi, was created in China over two thousand three hundred years ago, dating back to 355 BCE ...

On a map scribbled on paper made from tree bark, he showed me the route he would take, which went from Lijiang to Lhasa, then southward to Kolkata. He said he often had to ward off tigers and bandits.

The history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long been a staple of celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, ...

Two pits were excavated in the 1980s, and six more have been excavated since 2020, Xinhua reported. Archaeologists have discovered a total of 13,000 artifacts that are believed to date to the ...

In China, it is also known as the "Pompeii of the East" as it was instantly destroyed by a heavy flood 300 years ago during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It has remained buried under silt brought ...

Among them, the Qianlong Beijing Map created in 1750 is a cartographic map that shows a complete view of the capital city during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The Chinese Archives and Documents ...

Around 2,200 years ago, ancient China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, began connecting many small walls to build the now-famous Great Wall of China. It eventually became over 13,000 miles (20,000 ...