Ancient China Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Already about 4,000 years ago, a practice of purposeful water management, or irrigation, was adopted in northern China Ancient Chinese made an effort
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some Chinese scholars speculate that the first version of a match was invented in the year 577 AD by impoverished court women during a
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient kingdom of Chu flourished in China between around 1030 – 223 B.C. According to legends, the royal family of Chu descended
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Ancient Technology
AncientPages.com - A huge ancient hydraulic system discovered in China may be the world’s oldest and predate Mesopotamian water systems. Ancient skilled Mesopotamian engineers constructed sophisticated water systems around
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The use of the “quipu” for accounting purposes has been predominantly attributed to the Inca culture of Peru; however, documented evidence shows that early
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Astronomical tradition of ancient China was an important part the country’ cultural tradition and dates back to the Bronze Age and 1800 BC. Through
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the earliest forms of the Chinese Phoenix is the nine-headed bird (“Jiu Feng”), a monster in Chinese mythology. The creature –
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Chinese Mythology
AncientPages.com - Is the story of the ancient Chinese 'Great Flood' really true? Scientists are convinced the event is real and they have now found evidence of one of
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Magnetic compass is an indispensable navigation tool that has played a significant role in our history. We find the first use of a
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient myths and legends we often encounter the mention of seven sages. These extraordinarily wise men are present in the myths and legends
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sir Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943), British archaeologist, explorer famous for his archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, was fascinated by the history of the
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ji Gong was a legendary ancient Chinese monk with an intriguing and controversial personality. He has been credited with supernatural powers, which he used
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - Have you ever wanted to listen to the sound of music in China thousand of years ago? In ancient China people played a number of greatly unknown
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Emperor Qin Shi Huang's past is still surrounded by a number of unsolved mysteries and controversies. His birth and death remain a great
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Chinese Mythology
AncientPages.com - Ancient Chinese records talk of a very special being that depending on the sources is described as a god-like-king, a "son of the heavens" or a half-god.
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient China we come across a number of highly advanced robots that could sing, dance, act like servants and perform many other surprising
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Civilizations
AncientPages.com - Examination of rock carvings in Arizona and New Mexico, has led scientists to the conclusion that "Chinese explorers not only reached the Americas in pre-Columbian times, but
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - It is almost wrong to refer to this engineering masterpiece as ancient or primitive. The first known cybernetic machine was invented already 1,700
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