Besides the Qin dynasty's standardisations pertaining to Chinese writing and currency, equally significant was that of ...

Rice water, an ancient beauty secret rich in nutrients like inositol, is gaining popularity for its potential to improve hair ...

Its domestication evolved in India and China, and subsequently spread ... does not address the emerging challenges. Rice talks about it as an ancient crop, and focuses on the changes it has ...

Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted to break this grip of geography. He needed a way to move rice from the fertile region around the Yangtze northwest to feed his court ...

Red rice has a long history in Southeast Asian cultures, and it is especially popular in Thailand, India, and China. In ancient times, it was considered the food of kings and used in religious ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ...

[Photo provided by the artist and Yiwei Gallery for China Daily] The traditional craft of making xuanzhi, or rice paper, dates back about 1,500 years. It has been used by writers, historians and ...

I recently read the book The History Of Chinese Architecture by Liang Sicheng, and was shocked to find that much of China’s ancient architecture had its origins within the borders of Shanxi ...