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Rediscover Xi’an: Why is Qin Shi Huang so important in Chinese #history?

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November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Rediscover Xi’an: Why are there no nails or cement holding up the dome of the Great Mosque?

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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Rediscover Xi’an: Why is the Bell Tower a type of pagoda?

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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Rediscover Xi’an: Why is there a mosque in Xi'an? Where is the minaret?

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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Rediscover Xi’an: Why is one of the first pagodas in Xi'an?

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November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Why did swords and spears in the Terracotta Army show no sign of rust after more than 2,000 years?

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November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Rediscover Xi’an: What is special about the 2234-year-old Terracotta Army? Why was it built?

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November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Rediscovering Xi’an: visit Banpo, a 6000-year-old Neolithic village with superb pottery

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November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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What are 3 best places to see pandas? Find out in our Chengdu post.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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When and where was paper money first used? Visit Chengdu for the full story.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Experience a Dujiangyan open-air market
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Visit a precious pagoda from the Tang Dynasty that saved an embattled emperor.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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How do you honor successful hydraulic engineers who invented a revolutionary flooding solution in 248 BC?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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How do you tame centuries of destructive floods without building a dam in 248 BC?
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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China invented paper & printing. Don't forget paper money & toilet paper!
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November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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China invented the classical garden design, also used in #Japan
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November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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China invented the landscape painting genre during the 4th and 5th centuries CE
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November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Why did China have a culture of innovation?
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November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Did the Great Wall prevent the conquest of China?
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November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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What did it take 37 years to build the Terracotta Army?
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November 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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What was sticky rice used to bind the Great Wall’s stones?
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October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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What is so special about the Grand Canal of China?
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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What created the surreal karst landscapes of Guilin?
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October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The Chinese do not call their nation China. Their name is Zhōngguó. Why?
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October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Our 3 months in China were a deep dive into their #culture. Read on to learn some surprising facts
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October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM