Jason Aaron writes Superman for the very first time, teaming up with all-star artist John Timms to present a startling new vision of the Man of Steel’s strangest foe. When Superman’s doppelgänger discovers a dark secret about himself, it unleashes the most dangerous version of Bizarro ...
If there is a building which symbolizes a country-such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India. It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.From the time they got married, th...
And he realized that he had found the answer to the problem. Instead of getting the thread to run around the needle, he made it run through a small hole in the tip of the needle. A simple thought finally made Elias invent the first sew...
There is a saying that you have not been to China if you have not visited the terracotta warriors (bing ma yong). Located to che west of Xi’an, bing ma yong is a collection of the tomb treasures of Qin Shi...
From the Forbidden City in Beijing to the City Wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, from the mausoleum of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, to the Shapotou scenic spot in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regio...
Chapter 1 A General Introduction to Chinese Culture Words and Expressions: the descendants of Yan and Huang 炎黄子孙 porcelain 瓷器 The appellation of China Chinese history began with two legendary figures—Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan, who, together with their tribes, inhabited the drainage area ...
18 Before Confucius,only the nobility had the right to education.He was the first figure in Chinese history to initiate private education.According to historical records,Confucius taught for many years and trained 3000 disciples.A total of 72 of them excelled in the ”six arts”,i.e.(也就 ...
11.(2023·山东青岛·统考二模)—Did you see ___A___ boy at the school gate? —You mean ___ boy who is wearing a blue jacket? A.the; aB.a; aC.an; theD.the; the 12.(2023·江苏镇江·统考二模)Ding Liren made history for China when he became ___A___ first male chess player...
s succession to the throne had anything to do with Yao. Mencius frankly stated that any emperor could not give his state to anyone else, and that Shun’s succession to the throne had nothing to do with Yao, but rather was the result of his winning t...
These men and women did incredible things and made China the great country it is today. Get ready to learn about heroes, philosophers, inventors and more! Let's start with one of the most famous Chinese emperors, Qin Shi Huang. He was the first emperor to unite China into one powerful ...