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Sound Waves from Contemporary Music Become Traditional Chinese Landscapes in Du Kun’s Scroll Paintings
Detail of “登楼 / Going Upstairs” (2021), scroll, ink and color on silk, 50 × 600 centimeters (painting), 51 × 836 centimeters (scroll), 62 × 11 × 12 centimeters (camphor wood box) “Playing music is my only hobby,” says artist Du … Continue reading
China is officially malaria-free, says WHO
Lucas Niewenhuis Published June 30, 2021 China was certified today by the World Health Organization as officially free of malaria, joining a club of 40 countries globally, but only three others in the … Continue reading
China’s competition for living space | DW Documentary
More than 60 percent of China’s population of 1.4 billion currently lives in cities. Within a decade, the share of urban dwellers is expected to increase to 75 percent. Construction is booming and competition for residential land is fierce. But … Continue reading
China’s Mars rover has beamed back its first images of the red planet | Yahoo News
Aylin Woodward Thu, 20 May 2021, 12:38 am A photo showing the back of China’s Zhurong rover from its landing spot on Mars’ Utopia Planitia, following a May 15, 2021 landing. China National Space Administration China’s Zhurong rover, which landed … Continue reading
A Mirrored Ceiling and Gleaming Tile Floor Turn This Chinese Bookstore into an Immersive M.C. Escher-Style Illusion | Colossal
X+Living is known for its deceptively designed Zhongshuge bookstores that mimic M.C. Escher woodcuts and trippy infinite spaces. The latest iteration is this dreamy location in Chengdu featuring bold archways, a reflective tile floor that makes the display tables appear like … Continue reading
How an Ancient Remedy Became a Modern Cure for Malaria
In the 1960s drug-resistant strains of malaria emerged, making the disease even deadlier than before. Then, pharmaceutical scientist Tu Youyou discovered a promising new remedy buried within the pages of ancient Chinese texts. Hosted by: Hank Green
600 years of Chinese bloodline in Kenya
According to legends,a team of Chinese sailors survived a shipwreck in the Indian Ocean waters and settled in Lamu Island. Historians contend the sailors were part of a fleet sent by the legendary Chinese navigator Zheng He. Six centuries later, … Continue reading
China’s Toughest Exam
America’s Toughest Exam: https://youtu.be/u03ST3ho9OU India’s most competitive exam: https://youtu.be/upOlpeJKVKA The Beijing physics paper (not translated): http://www.gaokao.com/e/20201124/5fbc… The Qinghai math paper (not translated): http://www.gaokao.com/e/20200709/5f06… 2020 gaokao exams (not an official site but a collection of exams from different regions): http://www.gaokao.com/e/20200712/5f0a… Gaokao … Continue reading
Architects Imagine Office Building for Working in a Post-COVID World | My Modern Met
How will office buildings change after the pandemic? One architecture firm has an idea. Architecture firm Büro Ole Scheeren is reimagining the future of office architecture in response to COVID-19. As the pandemic forced many traditional workplaces to become virtual, … Continue reading
Searching for China’s Ancient Tea Leaves
Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, … Continue reading
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