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Unveiling Spring Festival in Henan - Global Times

Located in the heartland of China, Henan Province may not be the first place that springs to mind when thinking of tourist hotspots. However, as the birthplace of four ancient capitals and pivotal grain-producer, locals tend to showcase their understanding of their heritage to visitors.

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Embracing 2,000-year-old Chinese Lantern Festival in the Year of the Dragon

The atmosphere of the Chinese Spring Festival reaches a climax with the arrival of the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month. Over its 2,000-year development, the festival has acquired a number of different meanings as people come together with their family to appreciate the moon, light lanterns, watch various performances and enjoy the delicacy of the traditional glutinous rice balls. The Lantern Festival in ancient China was also a time for young men and women to meet with each other and fall in love.

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The Baghdad battery

One of the most interesting and highly debated artefacts of the Baghdad Museum in Iraq is a clay pot. It is 5-6 inches high and encapsulates a copper cylinder.

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Humans Have Been Kissing For Millennia, New Research Shows

Ancient clay tablets provide new evidence that humans have been kissing for a lot longer than historians had previously believed.

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Kaimanawa wall carving not evidence of pre-Māori civilisation

A Celtic cross has been found carved into an ancient rock formation near Lake Taupō - a site that briefly hinted at a re-writing of the country’s history...

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LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- In the scenic ancient capital of Luang Prabang, tucked away in the northern part of Laos, the local tourism industry is seeing

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Annabel Langbein's Lunar New Year recipes: Char siu pork buns and duck salad cups

Since the birth of Chinese civilisation, food in all its aspects has been at the cornerstone of the national culture. It is little surprise really that the...

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New book restores ancient Silk Road's routes, limning the outreaching Chinese civilization

If it weren't for seeing the sublime beauty of the Pamir Plateau, a major passage along the ancient Silk Road, with his own eyes, Chinese author Hou Yangfang would not have been as committed to publishing his latest book This is the Silk Road.

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Nasa opens $1-billion canister of 4.6bn-year-old asteroid dust |

Science News: Nasa's has successfully opened a $1-billion canister filled with ancient asteroid dust. Explore the significance of this milestone and its contribution to our understanding of the solar system's origins.

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Melting Arctic Permafrost Raises Concerns of Unleashing Ancient 'Zombie Viruses' |

Science News: The melting Arctic permafrost may pose a significant threat by unleashing ancient 'zombie viruses,' potentially leading to a catastrophic global health emergency. Efforts are being made to establish a monitoring network to identify cases of diseases caused by ancient micro-organisms.

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