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Beijing embroidery: an imperial needle art

Cultural Heritage / Trip Ideas

November 27 Weiwei Guan, Luyang Wang

Ancient Places / Trip Ideas

November 27 Xiaohong Wang

Cultural Heritage / Trip Ideas

November 16 Qianyu Han

Ancient Places / Trip Ideas

November 2 Yu Hao

Cultural Heritage / Trip Ideas

October 26 Weiwei Guan

Cultural Heritage / Trip Ideas

October 16 Weiwei Guan, Luyang Wang

A taste of China / Food & Drink

October 10 Weiwei Guan

Cultural Heritage / Tradition / Trip Ideas / Video

September 30 Cao Mingjin

What were the main functions of Great Walls?

Each and every one of China’s Great Walls functioned primarily as a physical barrier to block the southerly advance of n...
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What influence did the Qin unification have on Wall building?

Before unification in 221 B.C. there were a number of Changcheng (Long Walls), but it was Emperor Qin Shihuang who creat...
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What reasons lay behind the appearance of more Long Walls?

After construction of the Walled Square of Chu many more ‘new era’ Long Walls were built from the late fourth century B....
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When was the first Long Wall constructed?

Three very early text records provide clues on when the first changcheng, or long wall, may have begun.
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