The Dong ethnic group is concentrated at the juncture of unan Province, Guangxi Autonomous Region, and Guizhou Province. Minimally impacted...
Culture
The Dai ethnic group is concentrated in southern Yunnan Province. Dai culture and architecture exhibit strong Thai and Burmese influences,...
In AD 23, Wang Mang mustered 420 thousand troops claiming to be one million strong, led by Wang Yiand Wang...
The natural environment of the Tibetan Plateau is relatively harsh. The climate is quite cold, with rela tively little rainfall....
Liu Xiu was the ninth in descent from Liu Bang.By overthrowing Wang Mang's short-lived Xin Dynasty（AD 8-23），he restored the Han...
According to the Han Dynasty's funeral system, members of the imperial family were encoffined wearing jade clothes sewn with gold...
Residential dwellings are the oldest and most basic form of architecture. They are the largest and most diverse category of...
Although they are artificial constructions, they appear to be natural creations. This is very differ ent from the geometric design...
After the death of Xiang Yu--his biggest rival, Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor on the northbank of the Si River(in...
The spirit of"the Unity of Heaven and humanity is vividly expressed in China's traditional viewing pavilions and pagodas. Surrounded by...
In 202 BC Conqueror of West chu Xiang Yu and his 100 thousand army were tightly encircled in Gaixia by...
In ancient China, political power resided in the Emperor. As the Son of Heaven, the Emperor claimeda divine mandate to...
The Banquet at Hongmen Once entering the Qin capital with a scene of bustling activity，Liu Bang got carried away by...
Confucianism places great emphasis on filial piety, holding that if people respect their elders, they will not defy their superiors...
In 209 BC, Liu Bang, village head of Sishui, sent a group of conscripted laborers under escortto Mount Lito build...
In 210 BC,49-year-old Ying Zheng went on an inspection tour to the south. He offered sacrifices to Yu--the reputed founder...
On the pretext of the palaces in Xianyang being too small, starting from 212 BC Ying Zheng employed more than...
First of all, in order to resist the aggression of the nomadic Huns from the north, he employed soldiers and...
After annexingthe six states，Ying Zheng gave orders to standardize coins for the convenience of nationwide commodity circulation.The new copper coin...
Square Brick Engraved with 12 Lesser Seal characters At the local level，Ying Zheng replaced the system of enfeoffment（practiced since the...