Traditional Chinese remedies include various types of animal, vegetable, and mineral substances. However, the majority are made from plant products....
The Impression of China
According to Greek myth, Prometheus gave the gift of fire after stealing it from the god Zeus on Mount Olympus....
According to the Chinese legend of creation, in the beginning Heaven and Earth were one. The universe consisted of a...
The Origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine Traditional Chinese medicine arose through a lengthy historical process. The Chinese ancestors'evolv- ing understanding...
In 226，the dying Cao Pirequested Sima Yi（179-251）to assist Crown Prince Cao Rui（204-239），who later became Emperor Ming，in governing the Wei Kingdom，and...
Its anancient chinese vehicle with a wooden figure always pointing to the south. The system of nine-graded official ranks continued...
Zhu is an ancient unit of weight equal to 1/24 liang or a little more than 2 grams. In the...
Once the country was at peace, Liu Xiu made proper arrangements for the placement of senior generals who had distinguished...
Once defeating Wei Xiao, Liu Xiu took Gongsun Shu as the next target of attack, hence the Chineseidiom of "coveting...
After the Eastern Han was established，Wei Xiao who held a post in the Chang an-located Gengshi government persuaded Liu Xuan...
The architecture of China's Uighur ethnic group is part of the Islamic architectural tradition. It has extensive influences from Central...
Following the downfall of the Xin Dynasty, by order of Emperor Gengshi, Liu Xiu commanded hisarmy to exterminate the warlords...
The Dong ethnic group is concentrated at the juncture of unan Province, Guangxi Autonomous Region, and Guizhou Province. Minimally impacted...
The Dai ethnic group is concentrated in southern Yunnan Province. Dai culture and architecture exhibit strong Thai and Burmese influences,...
In AD 23, Wang Mang mustered 420 thousand troops claiming to be one million strong, led by Wang Yiand Wang...
The natural environment of the Tibetan Plateau is relatively harsh. The climate is quite cold, with rela tively little rainfall....
Liu Xiu was the ninth in descent from Liu Bang.By overthrowing Wang Mang's short-lived Xin Dynasty（AD 8-23），he restored the Han...
According to the Han Dynasty's funeral system, members of the imperial family were encoffined wearing jade clothes sewn with gold...
Residential dwellings are the oldest and most basic form of architecture. They are the largest and most diverse category of...
Although they are artificial constructions, they appear to be natural creations. This is very differ ent from the geometric design...