When vegetable fats, especially sesame oil, replaced tallow and lard 1,500 years ago in China, people were able to 'fry everything', and did Guests at a recent housewarming dinner were saying how ...

To truly get an impression of the place, the only way is by traveling it, she believes. For the next 44 years, Rawson ...

In ancient China, spring rains were called "as precious as oil" for their vital role in nature's spring revival. Today, a ...

New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that sample analysis backs up an established model of the moon as a global ...

The Chinese term guanzhen refers to the moral principles and behavioral guidelines of ancient Chinese officials that ...

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) 33,571 ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ...

Deep beneath the surface of Qiandao Lake, an ancient metropolis remains frozen in time, untouched by centuries of decay. Known as Shi Cheng or Lion City, this forgotten wonder has earned the nickname ...

IN his Conway Memorial Lecture, "Science and Society in Ancient China", delivered on May 12, 1947, Dr. Joseph Needham attempts to sketch a pattern of the organisation of Chinese feudal society and ...

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