1. Zhouheng Copper Drum -- a 1700-year-old Han Dynasty Glory
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Tags: [copper drum, dynasty, heritage, ethnic culture, intelligence]  ...

2. The Devil's Horsemen
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Mongols，Genghis Khan，Europe, Mongol Empire, Yuan Dynasty ...

3. Chinese Valentine's Day celebrations
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... to pay homage to the star Vega (the weaving maid) and a competition that involves young girls threading a needle will be held under moonlight. These activities originate from the Han Dynasty (206BC–220AD) ...

4. Maotai
(SOCIETY/Culture)

... Qiao says. "During the Ming dynasty, the drink was named after the town where it originated - Maotai in the Guizhou Province. At that time the name in its entirety read 'Maotai Shao Chun.' In those days, ...

5. Snuff bottle-the secret discovered by smelling
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The snuff is an overseas product, while the snuff bottle is an absolute Chinese invention, which is a combination of chinese and western cultures. The snuff entered China at the end of Ming Dynasty and ...

6. Woman's Costume in Chinese history
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In Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty (AD618-907) was a period of unity and prosperity when the polity and economy were highly developed. Materialistic abundance and a relatively relaxed social atmosphere ...

7. Southeast the Peacock Flies, 1st long narrative poem in China
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Southeast the Peacock Flies is the first long narrative poem in Chinese literary history. It enjoys the fame of "Double Concertos" together with the Song of Mulan of the Northern Dynasty. This poem presents ...

8. Travel in Gansu
(TRAVEL/CITIES IN CHINA)

... which houses the largest well-preserved reclining Buddha in China. Located in the southwest corner of Zhangye, the Giant Buddha Temple is the largest architectural heritage from the Western Xia Dynasty ...

9. Jin Yong Becomes Member of Chinese Writers Association
(SOCIETY/People)

...  Popular mainland online literature writer Dangnian Mingyue, who has made fame for his scintillating history series "The Story about the Ming Dynasty", was also on the new member list.    ...

10. Peking Opera artists celebrate China 60th anniversary
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... People's Republic of China. It's one of the most successful Peking Operas, based on history. It revolves around an official of the Qing Dynasty. Yu Chenglong wins praise from Emperor Kangxi for being ...

11. Chinese ink and wash paintings debut in UN
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... Beijing Olympic Games. Ink and wash painting is an East Asian type of brush painting also known by its Chinese name shui-mo hua. First developed in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), the art ...

12. Zhouheng Copper Drum -- a 1700-year-old Han Dynasty Glory
(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/Art)

... the Copper Drum aged around the late Eastern Han Dynasty and cateorized as the Northern Flow Pattern Copper Drum is over 1700 old. Its size is ranked after the Copper Drum of Guangxi's Beiliou County and ...

13. Copper Coin Cellar of Liao Dynasty Relics Found in China's Inner Mongolia
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... the age of the coin might be Liao Dynasty. According to survey, the depth of the cellar is around 25cm. A ceramic pot, filled with lots of copper coin, was covered with two irregular stones. A part of ...

14. A Tourist Lure: Gaobeidian
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... City during the Liao Dynasty (AD916-1125). At first the village was called Jiaoting, its current name being adopted much later. Now Gaobeidian is enjoying a new kind of fame as a tourist destination ...

15. Streets Of Delights in Beijing
(FOOD & DRINK/Restaurants)

... the Empress Dowager Cixi of Qing Dynasty to Princess Zonsouguluen, it has strong historical and cultural background details, offering a variety of court Main Stews, very unique. And the nearby Peking House ...

16. The Famous Chinese Dish Called Fried Rice
(FOOD & DRINK/Restaurants)

  It was said that the invention of fried rice had something to do with Li Honzang. In a state visit, the heavyweight diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty ordered his chef to make some dainty appealing to ...

17. Daguanlou cinema
(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CINEMAS)

... on the ground floor – unlike the relatively modern cinemas upstairs, this one is basically a classic grey brick-walled room filled with Qing dynasty-style tables and 40 chairs. Old film stills line the ...

18. Beijing Tanzhe Temple
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... predate the formation of much of Beijing (or Yuzhou as it was known in antiquity), as the first reference to the site was noted in the Western Jin dynasty (265-361), but most of what forms the temple today ...

19. The Summer Palace and beautiful hills
(TRAVEL/BEIJING)

... of the Western Hills and its proximity to the city meant that the area enjoyed imperial favour during the Qing dynasty. The Old and New Summer Palaces flourished under the Qings, who enhanced the already ...

20. The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, the Beijing's historic heart
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... Palace Museum – though the name hasn't caught on – has remained largely in its original form. By contrast, Tiananmen Square has changed considerably. Dating back to the Ming dynasty in the 15th century, ...