The precise modern calendar we take for granted has roots in ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Arabia and Rome.
Relatively new countries, however vast, are unlikely to be credited with as many "firsts" as ancient civilizations like China or little ol' Europe, so Mr. Robertson has provided a separate listing for the first American example under most entries.
They join a number of other striking feathered dinosaurs found in ancient lake deposits in China and Germany, for which the presence of feathers is inferred by subtle markings on the fossil bones and wispy markings in the surrounding fossilised sediment.
Perhaps if he had, like Egyptologist Howard Carter, discovered gold, jewelry and other fabulous funerary objects during his exploration of the ancient overland road to China rather than musty books of Buddhist sutras (even if they did include the world's oldest known printed volume), his lasting fame might have been secured.
He predicts that history is about to restore China to its ancient position of global power.
Dough sculpting is an ancient craft, but the China-born artist is giving it a new twist.
In her spare time, Lo quietly collected Chinese jewelry, especially "finger pieces, " including jade ornaments, precious stones and items linked to China's ancient times.
China is an ancient nation, with a deeply rooted culture.
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For while China is an ancient nation, you are also clearly looking ahead with confidence, ambition, and a commitment to see that tomorrow's generation can do better than today's.
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The conversion is rejuvenating China's ancient Silk Road to the west, immortalised by Marco Polo in the 14th century but rarely used since sea routes made the camel trains redundant.
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Those who are the bedrock of both glorious, ancient civilizations of India and China are being left out of the equations and all of the pundits on Wall Street are missing the reality of this.
And just as I'm impressed by these signs of China's journey to the 21st century, I'm eager to see those ancient places that speak to us from China's distant past.
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Kyrgyzstan sits on the ancient trade routes from Europe to China.
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China and Israel, two ancient nations reborn after World War II, lacked ties until 1992.
"The Diaoyu Islands are China's territory since ancient times, " he said.
Cormorant fishing is an ancient ritual that has been practiced in China and Japan for more than 1, 500 years, and can also been seen in other parts of the world.
And examples of ancient silk garments, accessories and textiles are being shown outside China for the first time as Nottingham Castle hosts the Living in Silk exhibition as part of the East Midlands' Cultural Olympiad, the council said.
But these are dwarfed by the 63-metre-high China pavilion (above) a colossal edifice resembling an ancient imperial crown.
The book romps through history at a terrific rate: from ancient Greece through the Islamic empire of the 13th century, 15th-century China and Renaissance Europe to 20th-century America.
Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites - Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan - linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula.
For anyone numbed by the impersonal nature of modern Chinese apartment blocks or the frenzied pace of urban China, the earth buildings are enchanting reminders of communal village life and the ancient rhythms of the agrarian southeast.
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China, based in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces near Shanghai and Chengdu in Sichuan Province, have an ancient history.
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