The production of Ling Fu can be traced to Sui Dynasty. The historical record runs like this: Emperor Yang wanted to visit Liao-don, so he commanded Weihon to guard the capital and Fan Zhi-gai to guard the east; to both he bestowed a jade Ling in place of bronze animal. ...

The blade method of this picture is pleasantly straightforward, different from the experienced and flattering pieces of later days. The Hehe Ershen are gods of harmony. Wedding couples worship them to pray for matrimonial harmony and businessmen worship them to pray for wealth. .....

Obtained in the Institute of History and Philologys 13th Xiaotun excavation in 1936, it belongs to period 1, the age of Wu Ding. Upon the shell can clearly be seen the number preceding each divination record. ...

The Titanic was the largest ship ever built when she was launched in 1912, and was considered unsinkable. However, after just 3 days on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic , at 11:30 P.M. on April 13, 1912, she struck partially at full cruising speed and sank with a 300-foot gash in her hull.

The dextral, thin, and translucent shell of the Macrochlamys hippocastaneum is cone-shaped with a low apex. The coloration ranges from yellowish green to yellowish brown. With six whorls and a low spire,.......

The Chinese Green Viper inhabits mountains areas or cultivated land. It has a preference for slightly moist environments. It is nocturnal in nature, moves slowly and is very aggressive. Though its toxin is not very strong, it can still be lethal, so care should be taken. ......

This ship was originally constructed in 1670 of timbers collected in winter and dried with fire in such a way that they could not be split by ordinary tools.  In 1728 the Royal William took part in a sea battle near the harbour of Quebec on the St. Lawrence River , acting as escort and delivering medical supplies. She was finally sapped in 1813.

Early in the period of the Warring States, the Qin Ban Liang currency came into circulation. Later, Emperor Qin unified the six kingdoms, discontinuing the different national currencies, and used the Qin BanLiang, which is a round coin with square hole in the middle, ...

Weevils are recognized easily by their distinctive long snouts. Most species are associated with a narrow range of plant hosts ......

The Shi-Jing was the first major collection of Chinese poetry, also translated variously as the Classic of Chinese Poetry, the Book of Odes 300. ......