With a history spanning more than 5,000 years, China is the only continuous ancient civilisation. Other ancient civilisations have withered or perished.
This week, I will guide you through some Web sites to explore the interesting side of Chinese history, culture and civilisation, which most people think boring.
Chinese culture is rich and profound. China perhaps has more historical records than the rest of the world put together. There are numerous historical records from the pre-Christian era, not to mention the 26 history books of the imperial dynasties. China not only has a long history of Buddhism, but also boasts the richest Buddhist scriptures.
Another outstanding area of Chinese culture is its pre-Industrial Revolution science and technology.
Before this revolution, China had been the pace-setter not only in history and literature, but also in science and technology.
Unfortunately, this fact had been neglected by the world and even by China itself.