Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...
The Museum of Chinese Agriculture, located in the National Agricultural Exhibition Center on the eastern section of the 3rd Ring Road, covers the history of ancient Chinese agricultural technology ...
The painstaking work to restore ornate treasures amassed by Chinese emperors in ... artefacts held by the Palace Museum - from centuries-old paintings to ancient bronzeware and rare ceramics ...