XI\’AN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Herders living at high altitudes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau started extensively raising yaks, cattle, and their hybrids around 2,500 years ago, according to recent researc
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China Focus: High-quality Han Chinese complete genome reference assembled
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — A team of geneticists has assembled a complete human genome reference for Han Chinese, the first of its kind and which could potentially promote precision medicine in Chin
1st Lancang-Mekong forum on traditional medicine held in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — The first Lancang-Mekong forum on traditional medicine was held here in the capital of Cambodia on Thursday, focusing on traditional medicine cooperation and development
China issues stamps featuring UNESCO site Pingyao ancient city
This undated aerial photo shows a view of the ancient city of Pingyao, north China\’s Shanxi Province. (Xinhua)
TAIYUAN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — China issued a set of special stamps featuring the ancient ci
China\’s practice of humanomics in new era shows coprosperity between humanities, economy: report
GUANGZHOU, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — China\’s practice of humanomics in the new era has vividly illustrated \”interaction and integrated development\” that sharply characterize humanities and economy, said a re
Scientists identify new ancestor of modern maize: study
WUHAN, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — A collaborative team of Chinese and U.S. scientists have identified a new ancestor of modern maize, highlighting the potential of the crop\’s wild relatives to be utilized in
China unveils new archaeological findings of Liangzhu ruins
BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — China\’s National Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday unveiled new archaeological discoveries at the ruins of Liangzhu ancient city and its water conservancy syst
Jingdezhen: Nature always wears the colors of the spirit
Born in the 1990s, Allan Denis Naymark comes from New York City, the United States, and has a Chinese name Ni Deming. Under the influence of his father, an archaeologist, Naymark grew up with a passio
Inheritor dedicated to passing on ancient Pusum hand-engraving in SW China\’s Xizang
Karma Chodrak, a city-level inheritor of Pusum hand-engraving in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, selects wooden boards to engrave. (People\’s Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)Located in Ny
City view of snow-covered Xi\’an, NW China
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 11, 2023 the view of snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi\’an, northwest China\’s Shaanxi Province. Xi\’an witnessed a snowfall on Saturday, the first one after traditiona