Beijing Olympics Helped Archaeologists Discover an 800-Year-Old Imperial Palace
While building the athletes’ Olympic Village for this year’s Winter Games in Beijing, China discovered the remains of an ancient Jin Dynasty (1115–1234) palace.It was found near Taizicheng village in the Hebei Province. Less than an hour from Beijing by
The American figure-skater of Chinese origin performed to Aznavour’s “La Bohème”
The American figure-skater of Chinese origin- Nathan Wei Chen, who is one of the main gold medal contenders of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games men single skating, performed to "La Bohème" by the French-Armenian outstanding chansonnier Charles Aznavour. His
Noodles in Chinese and Armenian traditional cuisine
Zhongjiang dried noodle (面条), purely handmade, can be traced back to ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1297). It is well known in China as it is as thin as hair and tastes as tender as bean curd. The humid weather of
Juxtaposition of the Armenian and Chinese people in the Dutch 17th century engraving
A talented Dutch illustrator, engraver, and poet of the late 17th century and early 18th century Jan Luyken lived and worked in Amsterdam. His engravings created for the cartographic 5-volume atlas “The New Marine Torch” published in 1681 as well as
Armenia as the Bronze Age supplier of iron to China
The excavations of the ruins at a Bronze Age archaeological settlement of Metsamor in central Armenia have revealed a very large metal industry including a foundry with 2 kinds of blast furnaces. The foundry is known to have extracted and
Tiger in Armenian imagery: the embroidered piece from Ani
by Ani Margaryan The History Museum of Armenia houses an interesting artifact- a piece of silk textile, possibly a shred of the embroidered silk veil with the imagery of a lion and a tiger against the background of the Tree
Tiger as an essential motif for Chinese rugs and carpets
The Chinese Tiger has for centuries been associated with the potent principles of courage, bravery, dignity, and sternness. The tiger was classed as the fourth in the military rank badge system of the Qing dynasty. The tiger was a symbol of
