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To mark the first anniversary of the Beijing Central Axis' World Heritage inscription, capital authorities released a ...

Confucian cosmology was never about superstition. Its real power lay in de-centering authority – binding rulers to a higher ...

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"It's amazing how people so far apart developed such similar aesthetics." Such a sense of resonance and discovery is fueling ...

Guyuan, sitting at the foothills of the Liupan Mountains south of Ningxia, was an intersection for agrarian and nomadic ...

The Persian empire, once home to powerful civilizations - Elamites, Kassites, Mannaeans, Gutians - Iran is considered one of ...

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An archaeological excavation at the ruins of the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Nanjing, East China's ...

While in the museum's cultural and creative product section, its miniature versions — designed as various box collectibles — have become top-selling souvenirs. Inside each blind box, visitors might ...