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 ...

The earliest representations we have of the crossbow date from 400 BCE, in China. By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, ...

When we think of modern innovations, we often picture digital devices, advanced medicine, or sleek engineering. But what if many of the ideas we call “modern” were already in use thousands of years ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

Lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions from the moon displayed at the China Pavilion of ...

Today, clay is one of the bayin, the eight categories into which Chinese instruments are grouped based on the material traditionally used to make them. The xun – pronounced huen in Cantonese ...

History of Chinese Medicine: being a Chronicle of Medical Happenings in China from Ancient Times to the Present Period. By Dr. K. Chimin Wong Dr. Wu Lien-Teh. Pp. xviii + 706 + 55 plates.

In shows and films, famous historical people in ancient China are often shown wearing make-up. But even everyday people back then wore make-up. A Chinese study explored how people in the middle ...

BUDAPEST, March 22 (Xinhua) -- A special exhibition featuring ancient Chinese zithers, or Guqins, kicked off Friday evening at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Titled "The Voice of Nature ...

BEIJING, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese drama standing out in the world of drama depends on whether we can find the roots of our national culture and the light of our philosophical thought ...