They made elegant jade objects, black pottery, and silk.As a very conspicuous feature, Liangzhu culture placed great value on jade, judged by the large number and outstanding quality of the jade excavated from their tombs. Two types of jade were prominent for their ritual use, i.e., bi(...
Arts and crafts have a long history in China. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese were some of the first people to use silk, jade, bronze, wood and paper to make art. The artistic writing called calligraphy was invented in China. Much of China’s modern beliefs and philosophies are based...
China’s Ancient Clothing — Chinese Folklore Questions & Answers: Aug. 3,2016 19:51[Reply] Lucy(Usa)said: Where to buy traditional clothing in Beijing? Thank you Aug. 3,2016 23:40 Maryreplied: Hi Lucy, You may try at Silk Market & Wangfujing. ...
Read More aboutSilk Road FAQs Fun Facts of the Silk Raod The Silk Road was not actually a road. It was a complex route that included land and sea routes that traders had to cross in order to do business in faraway places. The actual route often changed when weather, raids, natu...
This ancient defensive wall has stood in China for thousands of years, winding its way through the rugged mountains, vast desert, lush grassland, and even beautiful coasts. Its rich history, unbelievable length, and mysterious construction process may draw visitors to plenty of questions about it....
Ancient China was a land of inventions. For centuries, they were way ahead of most other countries in science and technology, astronomy, and math. Theyinventedheaps of things including paper, themagneticcompass, printing, porcelain, silk, and gunpowder. ...
The Silk Road is a route to discover the history and the ancient culture about China. In its Chinese section, it stretches more than 4,000km linking cities like Xi’an, Lanzhou, Xining, Dunhuang, Turpan and Urumqi from east to west China. In Silk Road’ heyday, Korean peninsula, Japan...
The Chinese have been flying kites for nearly three thousand years.Legend has it that it was invented by two 5th century BC philosophers, Lu Ban and Mozi, in China, where kite materials were available: silk fabric (for sail and line) and bamboo for a light, sturdy frame. ...
The Silk Roads During the Han Dynasty & The Roman Empire 5:34 Ch 7. The Roman Republic Ch 8. The Roman Empire and Cultural... Ch 9. The Byzantine Empire Ch 10. Islamic Civilizations in the Middle... Ch 11. Middle & Late Imperial China Ch 12. Africa (500-1800 CE) Ch 13. Feud...
Through the famousSilk Road, they also traded externally. Goods from China could wind up in Greece. At the eastern end of the route, the Chinese traded with people from India, providing them with silk and getting lapis lazuli, coral, jade, glass, and pearls in exchange. 06 of 07 Art in...