This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

In ancient times, academies served as spiritual homes for scholars. In the past decade or so, amid the revival of traditional Chinese culture, these academies, which have seen their share of ups and ...

Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east ... He has a middle school education, and when the barge pulled up at a lock, it was Little Zhu who stepped ashore to deal with officialdom.

Take education, for instance ... Just like in Africa, in ancient China, most children toiled away in fields, planting rice or millet, weeding vegetables or feeding chickens.