is a grassroots military administration site along the ancient “Loulan Road” in Tang Dynasty. It proves that as early as Tang Dynasty, the northwestern region had already been under effective jurisdiction of the central government. ... Photo taken on...
What did the Hittites eat?Question:What did the Hittites eat?The Hittites:The Hittites were an ancient civilization from what is today the country of Turkey. They founded their civilization at least 3500 years ago, but it was only in the last 150 years that anyone knew if they really existe...
What was the climate of the Mayan civilization? What did the Aztecs wear? What did Mayan kids do for fun? What did the Mayans do for work? What natural resources did the Incas have? What food did the ancient Mayans eat? What kind of technology did the Mayans have?
If Kashgar in the day is ancient, Kashgar at night is modern. Walking along the “Kashgar Impression” street at night, bar singers perform classic songs of various ethnic groups, and the teahouses, restaurants and cultural bazaars are crowded with people, showing the unique youthful vitality of...
In ancient writings milk is always spoken of highly. It was a calorie dense food, and the ancients appreciated it as such. In the book of Judges, the general of the Canaanite army, Sisra, fleeing from the onslought of Barak, found shelter in the tent of Ya’el, the wife of Hever ...
As the ancient desert city glows with neon lights, cultural tourism has become a barometer of regional development. In the night market of Hotan, we’ve seen a new Xinjiang growing with the charm of culture. Culture is the silent, soft power that nourishes a place. As Chinese philosophy bel...
The people of Ancient India, a population historians and anthropologists refer to as the Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1400 B.C.) , had a fairly varied diet. While wheat and barley were the staple foods of the Indus Valley, fruits, vegetables, meat, f
How did archaeology start? In some ways, archaeology is an ancient discipline. It was not unusual for ancient societies to keep old material and take steps to preserve sites and monuments they deemed important. For instance, efforts to preserve the Sphinx at Giza date back 3,400 years. In...
The festival originated with the ancient Aztec civilization, which had a unique view of death. They believed their soul went to Mictlan, the underworld when a person died. After spending four years in Mictlan, the soul would be reborn into another person or animal. The Aztecs also believed th...
The Maya civilization was considered to be “one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica,” (Maya). “The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making, and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork...