Ancient China

THINGS

On the high windswept Tibetan Plateau, researchers have authenticated a stone inscription that offers direct evidence of Qin Shi Huang’s fabled expedition for the elixir of immortality.

PEOPLE

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large” -ConfuciusIt’s tempting to simply sum up Chinese-born Confucius as a philosopher, but he was far more than...

THINGS

You know what they say—sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. Well, in this case, sometimes the truth is more interesting than fiction, and these 42 astonishing facts about actual events from history go a long...

INSTANT

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large” -Confucius It’s tempting to simply sum up Chinese-born Confucius as a philosopher, but he was far more...

INSTANT

“…a woman in a position of paramount power was an abomination, an aberration of natural and human order.” —N. Henry Rothschild, Wu Zhao: China’s Only Female Emperor. Empress Wu Zetian was once described as hated...



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