This is Shudao, or "Roads to Shu".Shu is a historical term roughly referring to present-day Sichuan province. The ancient ...

JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY China's 20 years of comprehensive research tracing the origins of Chinese civilization showcased the ... and other major city ruins from this period along Yangtze, Yellow, and ...

11th century-256 BC) dynasties have long been considered by archaeologists as a key period for studying the formation of China in its early ... role of the upper reaches of the Yellow River in the ...

The porpoise is critically endangered. Ancient Chinese poems reveal the animal’s range has dropped about 65 percent over the past 1,400 years.

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

In China, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise have declined over the past 1,400 years. Detailed surveys of its range ...

The Yangtze finless porpoise is both charming and intelligent. It even appears to have a permanent smile on its face. Unfortunately, the porpoise, which is native to China, is critically endangered ...

Endemic to China's Yangtze River ... who grew up alongside the Yangtze River revering the porpoises; elders in his community taught that they were like spirits, predicting the weather and the ...