China is the birthplace of football, the most popular game in the world, though the Chinese football team has time and again disappointed football fans in international competitions. Football was called cu ju (kick ball) in ancient ……

Before Western medicine came to China, traditional Chinese medicine, a unique Chinese system of medicine, had been the major guarantee for people's health in the country for several thousand years. In modern times it is still a major means of health care for Chinese, and its advantage is especially shown in its solutions to some serious odd diseases whic
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The Great Wall is a symbol of China, and a witness to the long history of the country and a crystallization of the wisdom, strength and will of the ancient Chinese. In 1987 the Great Wall was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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Pottery is an important indication of the New Stone Age in the history of mandkin,and the making of pottery is another major achievement for humanity after the use of fire. Clay is first made in various shapes and then dried and fired to harden, and pottery is thus made. Almost all nations in the world independently developed their own pottery making technique. When ancient humans settled down and began a life on farming and animal husbandry, pottery utensils became necessities for cooking, eating, drinking and stor
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Silk fiber is an important material for clothing, which sustains humanity. It is ancient Chinese who developed this valuable material for textiles.

Tea, coffee and cocoa are the three prevailing beverages of the world. Ancient Chinese were the first to cultivate and process tea and prepare the beverage, and the product has been a major export from China.

Dynamite refers to a kind of mixture which has saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur as its main components and can burn quickly or explode when lighted. Both saltpeter and sulfur are combustible and had served as medicine in ancient China, so they are called dynamite, which means "flaming medicine" in Chi-nese. In Sheng Nong Ben Cao Jing, written in the Qin and Han dynasties, the authors illustrated the medical characteristics of saltpeter and sulfur, and recorded the experimental results of smelting saltpeter. Qing Xuzi of the Tang Dynasty recorded the method of dealing with dynamite powder in
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