But Sima's place in history came at a terrible cost. In 99BCE, the gallant General Li Ling surrendered to the Xiongnu invaders in the north, and Sima alone spoke out in his defence. The emperor ...

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The play is instead set in the royal court of the ancient Hunnu (Xiongnu) Empire. But it has all the ingredients of a binge-worthy modern drama: Adultery, swapped identities, manipulation, jealousy, ...

The Chairman — currently starring in  the epic play The Mongol Khan at the Sands Theatre — wants everyone to know that his ...

They could have been a division of the Hsiung-nu (Xiongnu) who were certainly recorded by the Chinese, and who may have given rise to the Huns who later terrorised Europe and the Xionites who plagued ...

CHINA-UNDERGROUND. Matteo Damiani is an Italian sinologist, photographer, author and motion designer. Matteo lived and worked for ten years in China. Founder of CinaOggi.it and China-underground.com.

Go, the Oldest Continuously Played Board Game to Date Born in Berthelsdorf (Saxony, before German unification) in the mid-19th century, Oskar Korschelt had barely reached adulthood when he accepted a ...

Around 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, the Yangshao people built settlements on river valley terraces along the Yellow River, engaging in horticulture, animal husbandry, hunting, pottery-making, and ...