Many of these women endured torture and a few chose suicide for defending their reputation. Their being abused was regarded as a humiliation by later generations of historians in ancient China. This ...
Except for the last nine countries listed in the table—Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan—the other 29 countries currently enjoy a 15-day ...
Today I want to give some insight on a most deadly and powerful weapon: crossbows. It seems we are destined as a civilization in the 21st Century to be blessed (or cursed) with every conceivable ...
A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China. This discovery sheds light on the ancient roots of ...
“The primary issue is that Chinese households have experienced their first sustained loss of wealth in a generation,” says Ernan Cui, China consumer analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics. “This has ...
Liu He, though he was promptly removed from office in only 27 days, left behind one of the largest “treasure trove” of artifacts, earning his tomb a prestigious spot as one of China’s top ...
Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII. The dig also ...