In a workshop in Yingshan County, central China, German scholar Fabian Schrodt carefully pressed paper onto inked clay ...

German scholar Fabian Schrodt (R) experiences and recreates Bi Sheng's movable-type printing at the Bi Sheng Memorial Hall in Yingshan County, central China's ...

As her journey to China's Gansu Province concludes, Xinhua reporter Maria Alekseeva remains captivated by the 1,600-year-old Mati Temple Grottoes, the dramatic hues of Danxia landform in Zhangye, and ...

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- At Hunan Provincial Library in central China, 41-year-old Yan Sheng meticulously repaired fragile pages of ancient books under a microscope, surrounded by stacks of ...

Beijing, April 23, GNA – The majestic Great Wall of China, is a serpent of stone and history winding through rugged mountains into the horizon. This ancient marvel, often romanticized in books ...

Shexian's ancient walls, together with 13 other ancient walls in China, have been placed under a project of application for the UNESCO World Heritage List. Nationally, China's 14th Five-Year Plan ...

Credit: Ben Marwick. A surprising archaeological discovery in southwest China is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about ancient humans in East Asia. Researchers from the University of ...

When we think of innovation, we think of new things that have never been done before, but scientists actually often look to ancient technologies to inspire inventions of the future. Wind used to be ...