Xuan Paper: Centuries-old Legacy

Xuan paper originated in ancient China, and is renowned for its softness and delicate texture, making it ideal for expressing the artistry of Chinese calligraphy and painting.

China's Silk Mastery Weaves Enduring Legacy

?Traditional Chinese sericulture and silk craftsmanship is a complex handicraft system involving many skills such as growing mulberries, raising silkworms, silk reeling, dyeing and fabric weaving as well as folk customs and practices derived from silk production.

Chinese Calligraphy: The Art of Lines

?Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This form of expression, which is traditionally held in high esteem across the country, is also a clear manifestation of Chinese philosophy that has influenced Chinese people for several thousand years.

Bronze Ware Represents China's Ancient Civilization

The earliest known bronze in China is an almost 5,000-year-old bronze knife unearthed at the Majiayao cultural site in Dongxiang, Gansu province, which contains 6-10 percent tin and is thought to have been made by smelting. By the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC), China had already started to use pottery mold and piece-mold castings to cast bronze wares, which developed into the Shang and Zhou periods (1600-256 BC), culminating in a large bronze ritual civilization unique to China.

Karez System：Lifeblood of Arid Turpan Basin

The famous karez system, a vertical tunnel irrigation system in desert areas, is known as one of the three great projects of ancient China, along with the Great Wall and the Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is commonly found in Turpan Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Watertight Bulkhead Technology: Centuries Ahead of its Time

The watertight bulkhead technology of Chinese junks was inscribed both on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO in 2010.

Rudder: Ancient Chinese Shipbuilding Wisdom

China is the first country in the world to invent the rudder, which is a major achievement in China's shipbuilding and navigation technology, and subsequently went on to have a profound influence on the world of navigation.

The Man Ignited the Dream to Space

In the 1970s, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) named a lunar crater after Ming Dynasty official Wan Hoo, (also known as Wan Hu), in recognition of his daring attempt at space travel. This historical figure may have led us to imagine that space exploration began far earlier than we believe.

Crafting A Legacy

Lu Ban (507 -440 BC), an ancient Chinese carpenter and inventor, was revered as the god of craftsman in history. His achievements have become the stuff of legends.

Wu Qin Xi: A Classical Indoor Exercise

Hua? Tuo,? a? renowned? ancient Chinese physician, was a pioneer in developing numerous classical ways of promoting health and well-being. He attached great importance to the benefits of moderate exercise in preventing diseases.

Mafeisan: First Anesthetic in the World

It is recorded that Mafeisan, the first anesthetic drug in the world, was created by Dr. Hua Tuo for surgical operations.

Acupuncture and Moxibustion：Intangible Cultural Heritage

Acupuncture and moxibustion, two therapies in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated in ancient China and developed over thousands of years by Chinese practitioners.

Dujiangyan: A Marvel of Ancient Hydraulic Engineering

Dujiangyan is a renowned ancient flood control and irrigation system in Sichuan province, southwest China. It was first built around 256 B.C. as a large-scale water conservancy project by Li Bing, a hydraulic engineer who served the state of Qin as a governor of Shu County.

First Chinese Doctor Discovering Scarlet Fever

Ye Tianshi (1666-1745) was a well-renowned medical practitioner in the Qing Dynasty, and the first person who discovered scarlet fever in China.

Chinese Zhusuan: Great Art of Algorithms

Chinese Zhusuan is the knowledge and technology of arithmetic calculation using an abacus. It was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.

The Great Wall: One of Seven Wonders on Earth

Zhaozhou Bridge: Crystallization of Ancient Engineering Technology

Brilliant Glazed Roof of Forbidden City

Microcosmic Beauty of Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Ridge-furrow Method: Innovative Farming