Showing posts with the label China

Da Shuhua: Fireworks of Molten Iron

Feb 16, 2024

For five centuries, the inhabitants of Nuanquan village in Yu County, in the northwestern reaches of Hebei province, China, have marked the ...

Wanggongchang Explosion: A 17th Century Disaster That Nearly Destroyed Beijing

Aug 8, 2023

Gunpowder, a volatile and explosive substance composed of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, has played a significant role in shaping history....

The Himalayan Towers of China

Feb 3, 2023

In the Western Sichuan province, between central China and the Tibetan Autonomous Region, there exist hundreds of mysterious stone towers, s...

Shipton's Arch: The Tallest Natural Arch in The World

Oct 11, 2022

The tallest natural arch in the world is located in China’s western Xinjiang region, and is called Shipton’s Arch, after the name of the Eng...

The Ruins of Khara-Khoto

Jun 14, 2022

In the westernmost banner of Inner Mongolia, in the middle of the Gobi Desert, there once stood a prosperous kingdom. It was a center of rel...

The 17th Century Astronomer Who Designed The First Steam-Powered Vehicle in History

Apr 20, 2022

On October 9, 1623 Ferdinand Verbiest was born in the town of Pittem (present-day Belgium). Of his early years it is only known that he stud...

Zheltuga: The Illegal Russian Gold Mining Town That Sprang Up in China

Jul 10, 2021

In the spring of 1883, gold was discovered on a branch of the river Albazikha, in northern Heilongjiang province in China near the border wi...

Chinese Magic Mirrors

Sep 11, 2020

For over a thousand years, a rare type of Chinese artifact has been baffling researchers. It’s a polished bronze mirror with a pattern cast ...

Autumn Harvest Drying in Huangling

Jan 15, 2020

Huangling in Wuyuan County, in east China's Jiangxi Province, is a small picturesque village built on the hillside, surrounded by specta...

Slovak Radio Building: The Inverted Pyramid

Jan 11, 2020

Some call it ugly. Others defend it for its architectural features. Whichever faction you side with, you can’t deny that it is an exceptiona...