Ancient China
Ancient China posts cover the period from the legendary Xia and Shang dynasties through the unification under Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC and on through the Han, Tang and Song. Articles look at the Yellow River origin story, oracle bone divination, the building of the early walls that later became the Great Wall, the silk trade, the four great inventions, the imperial examination system, and the daily life of farmers and scholars under the Tang. The pieces try to put dates next to dynasties so a reader can keep the order straight.
