Luodian is a traditional decorative craft in which shells or conch are inlaid on lacquerware, wood or metal. Originating in the Shang (1600 BC-1046 BC) and Zhou dynasties (1046 BC-256 BC), the techniq
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Technology adds value to rice-crayfish co-culture
CHANGSHA, March 28 (Xinhua) — Nanxian, a lakeside county in central China\’s Hunan Province, is about to harvest the first batch of crayfish this year. Some of the crayfish will make their way to dinn
EU allocates 500 mln euros for ammunition production
BRUSSELS, March 15 (Xinhua) — The European Commission on Friday announced the allocation of 500 million euros (about 544 million U.S. dollars) to boost ammunition production as part of its support fo
Discovery of ancient village ruins in SW China\’s Yunnan reveals diet of people who lived 3,000 years ago
Archaeologists have found that people who lived over 3,000 years ago along the shores of Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China\’s Yunnan Province, shared the same fascination with river snails as mo
Russia raises concerns about potential harm from U.S. depleted uranium shells in Ukraine
MOSCOW, June 15 (Xinhua) — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday warned about the potential ecological and agricultural aftermath of a U.S. plan to supply depleted uranium
Who\’s actually running the war-enthusiastic United States?
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — The United States is either waging war abroad or on the road to doing so, which has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and tens of millions displaced. So, who is p
Children paint egg shells to mark Spring Equinox in N China
A volunteer teaches children to paint egg shells in Qinhuangdao city, north China’s Hebei Province. (Photo/Cao Jianxiong)Volunteers taught children to paint egg shells to celebrate the Spring Equinox,
China unearths archaeological evidence of humans\’ transition to settled life
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday announced milestone archaeological discoveries in its northern region, showing humans\’ transition from a nomadic lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age to a s