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It is also known as the "fifth great invention" of China, coming after paper-making, printing, gunpowder and compass. In the ancient days, they are important instructions for the agricultural ...

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according to a report from China Daily. The project was based on an ancient bamboo text called the "Shi Fang" manuscript. The text offers a wealth of information on ancient Chinese cooking ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information about the habitat of the world’s only freshwater porpoise Almost 300 ...