China and the culture of tea

The tea ceremony at Sangua village near Hefei
06/12/2022

In China, tea has a very special place. It is estimated that more than twenty Chinese provinces cultivate tea plants. The tea bushes are small shrubs that provide leaves that will be dried and brewed in boiling water many months later. Which country invented tea? Legend has it that tea was invented in China. In fact, Chinese mythology contains texts about the emperor Shen Nong. This emperor who reigned under…

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The list of all Chinese dynasties

The terracota army at the Mausoleum of Qin Emperor
06/12/2022

The ancient history of China is marked by a whole succession of emperors. However, these emperors were not part of the same families or clans and this is why we speak of dynasties. This chronological vision allows us to better understand the long history of a civilization of four times millennia. The founding dynasties of the Middle Kingdom 1. The period of the Three Augustans and the Five Emperors This…

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Visit the Muslim quarter of Xi’an

Quelques croyants réunis à la grande mosquée de Xi'an
29/11/2020

Xi’an is one of the most emblematic Chinese cities in Asia. A city with a thousand-year-old history and cultural treasures of inestimable value. But Xi’an is also one of the gateways to Central Asia. Central Asia is also the beginning of the Muslim world. And the city of Xi’an is like a link between Chinese culture and Central Asian culture. It is therefore quite natural to find a Muslim neighborhood…

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