Consequently, a well-laid earthen floor, kept polished smooth to deter insects and other domestic vermin, was almost as hard as cement. Mats made from reed, rush, or split bamboo were used as ...

Crisscrossing bamboo poles combine ... a matching first-floor mezzanine, the staircase leading up to it, and a bench seat built into the interior. Circular raffia mats hang down in the grid ...

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As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...

but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770 ...

This discovery suggests that the history of Chinese distilled liquor production dates back to 1,000 years earlier than scholars had previously thought. A noteworthy new discovery, years in the ...

avoid walking on your bamboo floor in pointed or high-heeled shoes, as these can leave dents or scuff marks. Place mats or rugs in high-traffic areas to reduce wear, and consider using blinds ...

"There is no such thing as a wild orange in China," botanist David Mabberley, adjunct professor at Macquarie University and author of Citrus: A World History, tells ABC Radio National's Blueprint ...

In the building’s main aisle, they also unearthed a decorative mosaic floor featuring crosses, lions, doves, flowers, geometric patterns, an amphora (an ancient jug) and the Bible verse.

You set up a steamer — a Chinese bamboo steamer in a wok or Dutch oven, a metal steamer, or a metal trivet with a bowl — and you steam eggplant cut into quarters for 6 minutes. It becomes ...

The "Classical and Glory-Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Art Exhibition" kicked off its first stop in China at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, Jan 1, 2025. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn ...

DNA analysis of that tiny fossil led to the 2010 finding that it represented a distinct ancient human population ... The hard-to-classify Chinese remains include 21 fossils found in the 1970s ...