Mysterious China Blog

The central peak of China's five sacred Daoist peaks, Song Shan (Mount Song) soars 1,492 m high. Its sights can be best explored by staying at Dengfeng, at the foot of Taishi Shan, where numerous trails lead past temples ...

This outstanding collection of religious statuary was started by the Buddhist Northern Wei rulers (386-534 AD) - creators of the Yungang Caves -- after they moved their capital from Datong to Luoyang. The ensuing Sui and Tang dynasties further ...

Luoyang's industrial face conveys little of its impressive history. The city was the site of the ancient Zhao court, where the sage Laozi was keeper of the archives. It was also the site of China's first university in 29 BC, and was capital to 13 dynasties from Neolithic times till ...

Archeological excavations have identified that Anyang in northern Henan was the site of Yin, the capital of the Shang Dynasty. In the late 19th century, peasants unearthed bones etched with ancient Chinese symbols, identified as "oracle bones" or bones ...

Henan's capital is used primarily as a stopover en route to Kaifeng, Luoyang, and the Shaolin Temple. The Shang City Walls to the east of city are all that remain of the city that existed here 3,000 years ago. ...

Kaifeng lies in the middle of Henan Province of China. South of the Yellow River, the ancient walled city of Kaifeng, the capital of seven dynasties, which reached its zenith as the capital of the Northern Sung (AD 960-1126). ...