In the 21st century B.C., China entered into a civilized historical era. Xia, the first dynasty that carried out the hereditary political system, was establishe...

About 3000 years ago, the Shang Dynasty was overthrown by the King Wu who established the Western Zhou Dynasty. Then he enfeoffed leuds and took measures to shi...

Leading to the grassland in the north and facing the hinterland of the Central Plains in the south, Shanxi is not only of great military and strategic importanc...

Buddhism, one of the three major religions in the world, was introduced to China in Han Dynasty. Later in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasty, it be...

Chinese operas originated from the song and dance performances in the prehistoric religious ceremonies. Later， these primitive performances absorbed other actin...

In the early days of Ming Dynasty， or the 14th century， Shanxi merchants began to trade grain and salt， as a result of taking advantage of enormous military dem...

Ancient Chinese architecture is unique in its wooden structure, skillfully built with traditional philosophical ideas and aesthetic tastes to show a glamorous p...

Jade， natural hardstone attaining its merits admired by our ancestors for generations， is in general translucent， of fine quality and elegant in color. Jade is ...

Ancient Chinese currencies were mainly in the form of coins, starting in the Xia and Shang Dynasties and ending in the late Qing Dynasty. It has long been consi...

Porcelain is considered as a combination of fire and earth, which is one of the great Chinese inventions ranging from the initial form of proto－porcelain in the...