The origin of total solar eclipses has long remained mysterious before the Moon was identified as the only culprit. They belonged to the repertoire of mythology … then the sciences gradually took over. On August 21, 2017, the Americans have Read More …
The Duge Beipanjiang Bridge is located in southwest China, and with its 565 meters is the highest such infrastructure facility in the world. It stretches over a length of 1341 meters and its construction took three years. The cost of Read More …
Thirty years ago, French explorer, Michel Peissel who is known as the founder of the source of Mekong River, went deep in the inaccessible forests of Tibet and the neighboring province of Sichuan. In the Himalayan valleys, close to the Read More …
When the Chinese herbalist, Li Ching-Yun passed away in 1933, news of his death traveled all around the world. But what was so special about this humble man? According to him, he had lived for 197 years, but if we Read More …
The province of Sichuan is located in southwest China. Since 1929, more than 10,000 relics, dating between 5,000 and 3,000 years ago have been unearthed in Sichuan’s Sanxingdui Ruins. The excavations have yielded some of the most significant Chinese archaeological Read More …
This supposed “Chinese symbol” was spotted eleven years ago when local photographer, Gao Shuxian, climbed up a newly built signal tower on the top of a mountain in the village of Matou, Sichuan Province. He noticed a strange pattern over Read More …
According to one of the many Mongolian legends, the first descendants of the Gods built a beautiful wealthy city which was home to sages, merchants, brave soldiers, and skillful craftsmen. The city was built back in the time when waters Read More …
In June, 1992, near the village of Shiyan Beicun in Zhejiang province, a man named Wu Anai, decided to pump the water out from one of the locally known caves revealing the first of many man-made caves in the region. Read More …
On February 28, 2003, a mine collapsed near the Chinese town of Jixi, Heilongjang Province. Fourteen miners didn’t come back to their families. But this story became famous after five years, when there was an unexpected turn of events. The Read More …
This incredible phenomenon resembles a series of pipes, located near the Baigong Mountain , 40 kilometers southwest from of the city of Delingha, China. It is believed that the Baigong pipers are made of iron and some of them are Read More …
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