In Western Jin dynasty, China had a famous cartographer and mapping theorist Pei Xiu (224-271). Heput forth an epochal mapping...
The Impression of China
The Grand Canal refers to the canal stretching from Beijing to Hangzhou. It was the main waterway channel connecting northern...
Pottery invention was independent in the world, but porcelain was created uniquely by the Chinese forbearers. Chinese porcelain invention, therefore,...
The four great inventions refer to the four Chinese ancient key inventions: compass, paper-making, printing, and gunpowder. They remain a...
Chinese traditional medicine is a discipline with a distinctive theoretical system. Disease records can be readfrom the inscriptions on bones...
China is the world's largest center for crop cultivation. As aforesaid, there are rice cropping relics unearthed from Daoxian county...
Also known as territory study or locality study, here geoscience refers to Chinese ancient geography. China was one of the...
Canon of Yao，which reflects some historical facts of time immemorial，mentions that there are 356 days in four seasons adjusted by...
China is the centre of the world's maths development, where numerous theorems, algorithms and solutions have been put forth or...
Records of Exmanination of Craftsmen-The Earliest Technical Monograph of China and the World Records of Examination of Craftsmen was written...
Use of metals was a very important event in the historyof mankind，a progress by leaps and bounds in history as...
The history of Chinese science and technology is a major part of Chinese civilization, as well as the historical process...
One of the world's earliest regions to produce ships, China remained a shipmaking centre in the ancient time. Early in...
China was one of the earliest countries to producetextiles in the world.6,000-7,000 years ago, China, Egypt, Mesopotamia and India had...
The cave was man's earliest habitation. With the advent of agricultural development, man started to settle down on flat lands,...
Traditional literati in ancient China were not only scholars, many of them were talented artists and designers as well. They...
Zisha teapot is a practical artwork that well integrates practicality and artistry of pottery. During manufacturing process, artisans need to...
The city of Yixing in Jiangsu province has been famous in China for its teawares since ancient time. Located on...
There is an interesting tale concerning the origin of zisha-ware: It is said that once upon a time, one day...
Zisha clay is rich in hematite, and reveals graceful colours such as copper purple, begonia red and vermillion yellow after...