On paper the Grand Canal runs 1,100 miles, between Beijing and the southern metropolis of Hangzhou ... historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east ...

A newly translated book explores how international residents have shaped and recorded life in China’s ancient capital for ...

Located in present-day Jiangsu province, Yangzhou was a bustling metropolis during the Tang Dynasty due to being a ...

At the same time, work there began on a canal (Han Gou) that would become part of an epic waterway that stretched from Beijing to Hangzhou. In time, this Ancient Canal would transform a city of ...

The map below shows the location of Beijing and Hangzhou. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

Nanjing is one of the six famous ancient capitals of China, the others being Xi'an, Beijing, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Hangzhou. Starting with the Kingdom of Wu some 1,700 years ago, the dynasties of ...

As the latest find in the archaeology of ancient China's Grand Canal ... The Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, with a history of over 2,500 years, is ...

In the era of globalization, China magnetizes students from all over the world with its unique charm. In 2024, the report team has invested half a year to interview six representatives selected from ...