The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

The Zhuang people in south China celebrate Frost Festival during the "Start of Spring". Every time a new term begins in China, the Chinese social media would see a wave of ceremonial posts from the ...

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was detailed in last Saturday’s column (“Challenges amid choppy waters for the DPP,” ...

A Chinese concert by the show Super Chinese Style Music presented an audio-visual feast that combined traditional Chinese ...

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.

In China, astronomers developed a complex system aligned with constellations to track time and guide imperial rituals. The Star Manual of Master Shi , or Shi Shi Xing Jing (石氏星经) is the ...

May commences by debunking some of the magnetic compass’s claimed ancestry, especially in Ancient China. The first true record of a Chinese compass was around 1100 AD, about the same time as it was ...

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Qian Xun is a direction marked on the ancient Chinese compass, and 15 gengs is about 150 nautical miles. ... wind directions and ocean currents for different times of the year.

Da Tan is a deep pool outside the Tanmen port, and Chuan Yan Wei is now known as Xishazhou, an island of Xisha Qundao. Qian Xun is a direction marked on the ancient Chinese compass, and 15 gengs is ...