`Island row will damage Japan’s trade ties with China’
September 19th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Japan's "purchase" of the disputed Diaoyu Islands will certainly affect and damage the development of economic and trade relations with China, the commerce ministry said Wednesday."It ... Read more...
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30,000 antiques to be salvaged from sunken Chinese ship
August 19th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) More than 30,000 antiques will be salvaged from an ancient merchant vessel that sank 500 years ago off the coast of southeast China's Guangdong province.On the ... Read more...
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China to elevate 600-year-old religious site
August 15th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) A 600-year-old religious building in central China will be raised 15 metres above ground by the year-end to prevent its inundation due to a water project.The ... Read more...
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Portion of China’s Great Wall collapses after rains
August 9th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) A portion of the Great Wall of China collapsed following incessant rains, authorities said Thursday.The repair work was underway on the collapsed section in Hebei province's ... Read more...
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Ancient kiln replica being built in China
June 10th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) A replica of a kiln dating back to the Song dynasty (960-1279) is being rebuilt in a Chinese city which has a history of producing quality ... Read more...
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Little Chinese bowl fetches $2.5 mn!
June 9th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) People of the art world are stunned after a little Chinese bowl was sold for 1.6 million pounds (around $2.5 million) during a British auction. ... Read more...
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200 ancient forts found in Chinese mountains
April 24th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) In a discovery that has baffled Chinese archaeologists, more than 200 ancient fortresses have been found in a mountainous region in the northern part of ... Read more...
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Don’t eat dogs, urge Chinese animal rights groups
November 20th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) Animal welfare groups in China are now challenging an ages-old tradition of eating dogs, urging people to change their "nasty habit".Citing health reasons and animal rights, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
A Chinese family that has made liquor for 400 years
September 26th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) In an ancient city in northern China, an 82-year-old man has finally retired from his family's liquor-making factory and has handed over the reins of the ... Read more...
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Chinese province bans dog meat festival
September 20th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) Authorities in a Chinese province were forced to call off and ban a dog meat festival following public protests over the event, the Global Times reported.The ... Read more...
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No commercial activity at China’s historical sites
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 2 (IANS) The Chinese government has barred any kind of commercial activity at the country's historical sites as a measure to prevent any threat to the safety of ... Read more...
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Chinese opera star named Unesco Artist for Peace
May 24th, 2011 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Paris, May 24 (IANS) Chinese opera star Zhang Jun has been selected as the Unesco Artist for Peace for his commitment to promoting Chinese Kunqu opera, the Paris-based UN agency ... Read more...
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Rare turtle captured in Vietnam for checkup
April 5th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hanoi, April 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A giant turtle has been pulled from a lake in Vietnam over concerns that the animal may be sick. The animal was removed from Hoan Keim ... Read more...
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Chinese relics illegally sold online
March 21st, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 21 (IANS) Valuable Chinese relics are now finding their way outside the country through a growing illegal online business, a media report said Monday.The State Administration of Cultural ... Read more...
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US returns seized ancient artifacts to China
March 12th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.12 (ANI): The United States has returned over a dozen ancient artifacts to China, after they were seized by law enforcement officers from illegal traffickers as part of Operation Great Wall, ... Read more...
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Ruins of “Wooden” Great Wall discovered in NE China
February 4th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb 4 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered ruins of the "Wooden" Great Wall in Northeast China, establishing new facts that the landmark wall of China was not made only of stone and ... Read more...
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Buddha’s skull to be enshrined at world-famed tower in China
August 13th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): A part of Gautam Buddha's skull will be kept at an ancient Buddhist tower in China's Jiangsu Province, which was a world wonder during the medieval ages.Buddha's ... Read more...
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How climate change caused war, upheaval in Ancient China
July 15th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Climate change, especially periods of cooling, led to wars, disasters and upheaval in ancient China, new research reveals.Zhibin Zhang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleagues used ... Read more...
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Sticky Rice As Mortar: Chinese Secret Unearthed!
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development, the scientists have unveiled the secret behind Chinese super-strong mortar.The mortar was made from sticky rice. Incredible as it may seem ... Read more...
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President Patil visits Forbidden City
May 28th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil went sight-seeing in Beijing Friday, visiting the Forbidden City, the throne room there and other halls showcasing the Quing emperor's belongings, besides ... Read more...
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Evidence shows Chinese merchants flouted imperial trade ban
May 3rd, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): Evidence has been found by archaeologists working on the wreck of a 400-year-old merchant vessel off south China that Chinese merchants probably flouted bans on foreign trade ... Read more...
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Archaeologists identify oldest part of China’s Great Wall
March 10th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.10 (ANI): Chinese archaeologists have identified the route of a 137-km stretch of China's oldest Great Wall in central Henan Province, on which the remnants of 30 km of wall is ... Read more...
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Great Wall ruins discovered in northeast China’s Jilin Province
December 14th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, December 14 (ANI): Chinese archaeologists have discovered 11 possible sections of ruins of the Great Wall of Qin (221 B.C. and 206 B.C.) and Han (202 B.C. and 220 A.D.) ... Read more...
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Great Wall of China longer than originally believed
September 22nd, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): The new ruins of Great Wall of China discovered by the archaeologists shows that wall is longer than expected and stretches eastward by 11 kilometres.The newly discovered ... Read more...
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Buddhist Mount Wutai in China listed as World Heritage site
June 27th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): Buddhist Mount Wutai in China has become the country's 38th site to join UNESCO's World Heritage List as a cultural landscape."We've been through a rough path, full ... Read more...
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Ming Dynasty Great Wall in China more than 2,551.8 kms longer than earlier thought
April 20th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 20 (ANI): A two-year investigation has revealed that the length of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty era in China, is estimated to be more than 2,551.8 ... Read more...
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One-fifth of Chinas Great Wall in Inner Mongolia gone
December 31st, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): An archaeologist has said that about a fifth of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) has disappeared in north Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous ... Read more...
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Beijing reopens historic shopping street
August 7th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 7 (Xinhua) The Olympic host city Thursday reopened one of its oldest commercial areas as a tourist attraction. The Qianmen Street underwent massive refurbishment last year and along with the ... Read more...
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Race against time to save Chinese relics in quake zone
May 30th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): A team of 45 soldiers from the Jinan-based cannon battalion is working on a war-footing to save thousands of historical relics of the 600-year-old Bao'en Temple, ... Read more...
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Most extensive preservation project for Great Wall of China launched
May 17th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has launched the most extensive preservation project for the Great Wall of China, with a survey and repair already in progress. ... Read more...
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1600 volcanic eruption in Peru had a global impact on human society
April 24th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 24 (ANI): A new study by geologists at UC Davis has suggested that the 1600 eruption of the volcano Huaynaputina in Peru had a global impact on human society.The ... Read more...
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Ancient Great Wall sites found in China
April 23rd, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): Several ancient Great Wall sites from different periods were found in northwestern China's Gansu Province after a survey of the Great Wall within the province began ... Read more...
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China’s oldest library revives lessons in Sinology
February 22nd, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Ningbo (China), Feb 22 (Xinhua) China's oldest folk library Tianyige has resumed Sinology classes here, 70 years after it stopped them, in the eastern province of Zhejiang. At the library, 70 students ... Read more...
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Ancient porcelain kilns discovered in China
January 29th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan.29 (ANI): Chinese archaeologists have discovered a large ceramic porcelain kiln site dating back as far as 1,000 years ago in the southwest Sichuan Province.
According to a report filed by ... Read more...
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