Articles for Warring States

Ancient Bamboo Manuscripts Offer Insights into Textual Integrity in Ancient China
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ancient Bamboo Manuscripts Offer Insights into Textual Integrity in Ancient China

China Daily  

The discovery of different versions of the Tao Te Ching in China highlights the importance of textual integrity in ancient cultures. While the received version is similar to the traditional version, the ancient bamboo manuscripts reveal that people at the time took additional precautions to ensure the texts remained orderly. The discovery emphasizes the value of preserving and studying ancient …

Law Culture History Textual Integrity Suzhou
The birth of the book in China
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The birth of the book in China

China Daily  

Sinologist Martin Kern and Jiang Lujing, research librarian from the Jingzhou Museum in Hubei province, examine Warring States Period bamboo manuscripts of the Shi Jing at the museum in January. In the case of ancient China, although the oracle bone scripts — the earliest writing system known in the country — can be traced back around 3,300 years, and a …

China Books Book Liu Warring States Period
New finds indicate a legendary state in Shaoxing
4 months, 2 weeks ago

New finds indicate a legendary state in Shaoxing

China Daily  

A brick well built in the Six Dynasties at the site. Complex large-scale foundations from the Yue State, which existed during the Warring States Period, have been discovered for the first time in Shaoxing ancient city, which is known to have been the site of an important Yue capital, scholars explained at a recent news conference at the National Cultural …

Buildings Period Han Site Shaoxing Warring States Yue
Northeast Plain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Northeast Plain

China Daily  

The Northeast Plain stands as China's largest plain, comprised of three distinct sections: the Sanjiang Plain to the northeast, the Songnen Plain in the central region and the Liaohe Plain to the south. The construction of the Great Wall in the Northeast region was chiefly orchestrated during the Jin and Ming dynasties, with the earliest construction dating back to the …

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Retrieving history from the past
7 months ago

Retrieving history from the past

China Daily  

The No 1 tomb of the Wuwangdun Site in Huainan, Anhui province, believed to be the tomb of King Kaolie of the Chu state, who reigned during the late stage of the Warring States Period. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Findings at Wuwangdun shed intriguing light on how society was organized millennia ago, Wang Ru reports in Huainan, Anhui province. The 15-meter-high …

Tomb Chu Huainan Warring States
The Bronze Age: Ordos-style Bronze Wares
2 years, 11 months ago

The Bronze Age: Ordos-style Bronze Wares

China Daily  

The Ordos-style bronze wares refer to the bronze, gold and silver wares that are decorated with animal motifs and mostly discovered in central and southern Inner Mongolia, northern Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei provinces of China as well as Minusinsk in Russia. The ones unearthed from tombs in central and southern Inner Mongolia can be classified into three different cultural backgrounds …

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