4 stories tagged with #ancient-china, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
2 notable women in ancient China broke barriers, made major contributions to medicine, science
Breakthrough by woman pioneer led to jail, execution for son who agreed with her decision to dissect her dead husband.…
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
China ancient texts depict magical mirrors akin to CT scan, vivid puppets – early notion of robots
Imagination and folk legend in imperial China came up with objects that could display people’s internal organs and a flying wooden magpie.…
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Ancient China elites used water fans, ice to cool down in summer; folks had bamboo pillows
Research based on historical inscriptions suggests that temperatures in ancient China often climbed to between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius.…
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Ancient China laws punished men for crying; people with messy handwriting forced to drink ink
Official forms of discipline in imperial China could see lawbreakers’ hands cut off; eyebrows shaved or faces tattooed.…