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Track to Ancient Oriental Civilization
China, along with ancient Egypt, Babylon, and India, is known as one of the four great ancient civilizations of the world. The distinctive culture that arose in China was both far-reaching and highly refined.
Oriental Classics
The Inheritance of Chinese Culture
China's profound and extensive culture demonstrates its various folds in a number of ways. Wushu, fengshui, Taiji, Qigong...
The Development and Features of Chinese Philosophy
In the majestic periods of Chinese history like the Han (206BC-220AD) and Tang (618-907) dynasties...
Chinese Learning Spreading to the West
· Chinese Agriculture
· Astronomy and Geography
· Chinese Navigation
· Chinese Mathematics
· Chinese Medicine
· Ancient Chinese Military Affairs
· The Silk Kingdom
· Pottery and Porcelain
· Mechanical Inventions
· Papermaking and Printing
· Silk Road
Art Treasures
Literature
Calligraphy
Performing Art
Art and Crafts
Architecture
Brands
· Regional Merchants and Brands
The Shanxi merchant group, from a region with a fair share of barren land, achieved commercial fame possibly even earlier than that of the Hui merchants. Their trading routes, more in the North-South direction, extended nationwide and reached Russia through the caravan land-routes. But what brought them unprecedented prosperity was their nationwide money remittance service from the 19th century...
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