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Discusses various aspects of Chinese life under the imperial dynasties, including religious beliefs, towns and cities, family life, food, markets and trade, medicine, architecture, dress, art, music, warfare, and festivals and customs.
Discusses various aspects of Chinese life under the imperial dynasties, including religious beliefs, towns and cities, family life, food, markets and trade, medicine, architecture, dress, art, music, warfare, and festivals and customs.
Some scholars believe that more than half of the basic inventions on which today's world depends came from ancient China. The ancient Chinese made the first iron plows in the world and also invented the wheelbarrow, the seismograph, and many other...
Presents a history of emigration from China and Southeast Asia while also detailing accounts of the migrants' experiences and emphasizing their positive input in their new countries.
New Topics: The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangzi, is the world's largest. Construction has displaced many people but it is hoped the dam will tame the river's annual floods and provide hydro-electric power. China's booming economy and the reforms...