Magnus Rexus Capra/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 The Xiongnu Empire formed in Mongolia in the late 3rd century BC and lasted for roughly 300 years. Unlike their contemporaries in ancient Greece ...
The Xiongnu may have been among the ancestors of the Mongols. Their empire spanned from present-day Kazakhstan to Mongolia. Not much is known about them aside from some Chinese historical records ...
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 ...
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.
The history behind moon cakes is long and varied. According to legend, a Turpan businessman offered Emperor Taizong of Tang the cakes following his victory against Xiongnu on the 15th day of the ...