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Recently, I have found myself turning back to that great monument of Chinese literature, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This novel, which has served

A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000 years in Xi'an, the capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

ANN/CHINA DAILY – A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000 years in Xi’an, the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province. Apart from the coins of different face values and shapes, more than 100 ash pits, three house ruins, […]

A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000 years in Xian, the capital of northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province.

2,000-year-old bronze coins unearthed in Chinas Xian-

XIAN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000

These historical footnotes can be found all over the hutongs.

Some saw Wang Mang as an evil usurper – others a selfless visionary. Either way, an emperor lay dead, and a learned Confucian scholar sought to bring peace and harmony, but the dynasty would descend into chaos and bloodshed. This was the rise and fall of Wang Mang and the Xin Dynasty; a legacy that lasted only one man’s lifetime.

I have used Chinese and Western sources to compile the following table of Chinese dynasties and governments, covering the legendary Xia to the end of th...

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