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July-31-2024
- Ancient blade tech found on plateau
- Chinese scientists have discovered the oldest-known microblade technology site on the south bank of the Serling Tso Lake in the Xizang autonomous region, adding to the historical timeline of early human activity on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
July-31-2024
- Ethnic-group traditions stoke artistic passion in China
- "The Hezhe people traditionally used fish skin and bones to make clothes, shoes and decorations due to their long-standing fishing heritage," said Wang, a 46-year-old artisan from Bacha Village in Tongjiang City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
July-30-2024
- Archaeology as a weapon? — Western countries vs China
- Recently, the British news magazine The Economist published an article
criticizing "the use of archaeology as a weapon by the Chinese
government" in the context of the archaeological excavation at the Mo'er
Temple Site in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. This article reflects
the common bias of the Western world towards the Chinese archaeological
community.
July-30-2024
- Cultural roots spread in elegant style
- One day in the early 1920s, Luo Yinggong (1872-1924), one of China's most talented playwright-cum-Peking Opera impresarios of the time, bought an unpainted folding fan from a powerful collector-official with 40 gold ingots.
July-30-2024
- Dutch enthusiasts get a kick from martial arts
- A Wing Chun kung fu master class held recently attracted more than a dozen martial arts enthusiasts. Some of them have developed a passion for this form of Chinese kung fu decades ago.
July-30-2024
- Celebrations honor Central Axis inscription
- At the announcement of the Beijing Central Axis being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, celebrations were hosted at the Beijing Central Axis Protection Foundation and the China Millennium Monument in Beijing.