How did Chinese students earn the right to choose their own majors, and how did the most popular choices evolve over time?
When did it become unacceptable for widows to remarry in ancient China?
Founded on June 16, 1924, China’s first modern military academy aimed to reunite a divided nation. It didn’t quite work out that way.
Four discoveries of prehistoric humans in China and what they tell us about the origins of modern humanity
The Yellow River township of Taosi hosts a 4,000-year-old solar observatory with ancient archaeological treasures underfoot
From cram academies to meeting celebrity scholars, preparation for ancient China’s civil service exams was both similar and different to test-prep to…
The story of the two-wheeler’s rise and fall—and comeback—in the “Kingdom of Bicycles”
China’s imperial examinations included a controversial test for gifted children
From turning the tides of battle to preventing conflict altogether, spies were an integral part of warfare in ancient China—sometimes unwittingly
Discover how ancient Chinese gambled...sometimes with history-altering effects
From ankle crushing to slow slicing, ancient Chinese punishments and torture were brutal
With no washing machines or chemical detergents available, ancient Chinese had to get innovative to keep their clothes clean
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