Jet LI Makes Triumphant Return in Live-Action Adaptation of Martial Arts Epic 'Blades of the Guardians'
The action movie and martial arts icon will come out of retirement for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Yuen Woo-ping's ...
Liyang Granary: Witnessing The Millennium Splendor Of The Grand Canal And Xunxian County
Xunxian County, anciently known as Liyang, saw the establishment of Liyang Granary during the Sui Dynasty, where people utilized the Grand Canal for ...
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Sex on the Brain: In Memory of Don Symons
And that was just the beginning. The Sui dynasty emperor, Yangdi, was credited with hoarding an incredible 100,000 women in his Yangzhou palace; Tang emperors kept palaces with 3000, 8,000 or ...
My No.1 Seoul tip: Never underestimate the value of a local guide
Despite it being my first visit, Seoul felt strangely familiar – perhaps because of my obsession with K-dramas. But it would ...
China’s other great wall is impressive, too—and steeped in history
The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...
How Rosanne Cash found her sound – and captured Johnny’s design flair in her signature Gibson
But as Gibson releases a limited-edition recreation of her fabled father’s SJ-200 – alongside her new J-185 – Rosanne Cash tells us she’s comfortable in her skin and proud of her own legacy ...
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From Commerce to Culture
Its story starts from the excavation of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty (581-618) and the evolution of a military defense town named Youzhou in ancient times to the current capital city Beijing. It ...
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Tibetan tree rings link climate stress to Chinese dynastic turmoil
The second phase was between 330 and 770 CE, taking in the Tuyuhun, Sui and Tang dynasties. The third phase – 950 to 1300 CE – corresponds with the Song dynasty and its decline. “The humid ...