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Traditional Chinese wedding dress with phoenix crown (凤 冠Qing Dynasty style. Still used in many parts of southeast Asia, including Taiwan . 26th December 2011.
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Online Chinese Dictionary Have a word or character to look-up? Use our free and extensive online dictionary . Read more…
All the tea in China Tea originates from China, it has been drunk there for thousands of years. It took a long time to find the best way to select the best varieties and process the leaves. Initially the very bitter flavor made it suitable only as a medicine. Our guide covers history of tea , its preparation, growing and appreciation. Read more…
China's Space Mission China is putting a great deal of money and effort in building a space exploration program . Already missions have put people into orbit around the Earth and landed robots onto the Moon. Plans exist for a large space lab and manned landings on the Moon and even missions to Mars. In a race to put people on Mars it could well be China that gets there first. Read more…
The building of China's railways The building of railways became a competitive scramble between foreign powers in the late 19th and early 20th century. Railways were seen as the key first step to opening up inland China for trade. Britain, France, Germany, Japan and America all invested in the building of them only for the investment to be lost in the following years of turmoil. Read more…
Imperial servants - the eunuchs For over two thousand years the Chinese Emperor was served by a large number of Imperial servants who had been castrated as young boys. With no possibility of having children themselves they were seen as having more loyalty to the Emperor than the, often scheming, Imperial family. Some eunuchs became fabulously rich as a result of their control of access to the Emperor. Read more…
