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Liu Bang – The peasant that become an Emperor
Emperor Gaozu of Han, born Liu Bang, was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC.
Jiaohe – The Castle City
Jiaohe, also called Yarkhoto and Yarghul is an ancient ruined city and fortress, located on a land plateau shaped like a willow leaf in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Hadrian’s Wall and Great Wall of China to sign unique agreement as Minister launches new heritage strategy
Hadrian’s Wall and The Great Wall of China will sign a unique collaboration agreement to increase the historical and cultural understanding of the two sites, Heritage Minister John Glen announced today as he set out his priorities for heritage.
Warm periods in the 20th century are not unprecedented during the last 2,000 years
A great deal of evidence relating to ancient climate variation is preserved in proxy data such as tree rings, lake sediments, ice cores, stalagmites, corals and historical documents, and these sources carry great significance in evaluating the 20th century warming in the context of the last two millennia.
New Feathered Predatory Fossil unearths new information on dinosaur flight
Discovered in China, “Four-Winged” fossil helps explain how larger dinosaurs took to the air.
China’s mighty terracotta army gains 100 soldiers
New terracotta troops unearthed, bringing total number of clay warriors found at Xi'an mausoleum to more than 8,000