The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, or Shan Hai Jing, is an ancient Chinese classic encompassing legends, geography, history, astronomy, animals, plants, medicine, religion, anthropology ...

The wealth of the geographical literature of China, for instance, is known to but a few scholars, and one of these, M. de Rosny of Paris, ... Ancient Chinese Geography.

Around 2,200 years ago, ancient China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, began connecting many small walls to build the now-famous Great Wall of China. It eventually became over 13,000 miles (20,000 ...

Chang’e, China’s lunar probe, is named after a legendary goddess in ancient fairy tales, but few people know that she first appeared in the book Shan Hai Jing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas).

The tombs, located in the city of Changzhi in Shanxi province, are from the Jurchen Jin — or "Great Jin" — dynasty, which ruled in northern China between 1115 and 1234.. But the Jurchen Jin ...

A child-led introduction to Lijiang in Yunnan Province, China. This clip is suitable for teaching Geography at Key Stage 2 and 2nd Level.

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.