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Description of Alexandria’s Lighthouse Found in Ancient Chinese Writings
In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.
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Chinese Language
This simplification of the writing in China has been accompanied by a massive effort ... The tendencies to indirectness and allusion are ancient cultural traits of Chinese society, and politicians and ...
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China’s Ancient Lifeline
The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s ... its very presence. Writing in the eighth ...
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Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future
What it is: Tortoise shells or the shoulder blades of oxen that were inscribed with ancient Chinese characters ... hint at the development of writing in ancient China. They date from the late ...
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This Mid-Autumn Festival, learn all about the ancient Chinese tradition of writing riddles on lanterns - and solve some yourself
One of them has been around for centuries: writing riddles on the sides of lanterns ... According to Pak, the Chinese have been celebrating the yearly autumn harvest since the Shang dynasty ...