Topic

History

Ancient capitals, dynasties, monuments, and the stories behind them.

A quiet walking path winds through towering bamboo stands at Du Fu Thatched Cottage.

history / Chengdu

The Straw Cottage of a Wandering Sage: Inside Du Fu's Chengdu Sanctuary

How a humble thatched cottage in the Sichuan bamboo groves became a sanctuary for China's greatest poet and the soul of Chengdu's literary identity.

7 min readSeries 04

A towering steel arch covers the active archaeological excavation site at the Jinsha Site Museum.

history / Chengdu

The Sun Bird and the Bronze Masks: Unearthing Jinsha's Lost Kingdom

How a chance construction discovery in 2001 revealed a spectacular, 3000-year-old mysterious civilization that reshaped China's ancient history.

7 min readSeries 05