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Nvshu is a women's-only script that was passed down from mothers to their daughters in feudal-society China
Nvshu: China’s secret female-only language
Nüshu is a women's-only script that was passed down from mothers to their daughters in feudal-society China
Nüshu, a script exclusive to women, was traditionally transmitted from mothers to daughters in feudal China.
A Walk Through Ancient Roman Life
The Roman Empire left behind incredible architectural and cultural legacies, but much of Roman daily life has been lost to time. This project aims to digitally reconstruct a Roman square using immersive 3D environments and AI-powered characters —…
Tags: Ancient Roman Heritage, Culture, Rome
Champurrado
Champurrado is a thick Mexican beverage that is a chocolate atole, a drink made with corn flour. Champurrado is a winter beverage—traditionally drunk during Day of the Dead in November and the Christmas Posadas. Served alongside other winter foods,…
Tags: beverage, Culture, Intangible Heritage, Mexico, traditional
Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes (Chinese: 云冈石窟; pinyin: Yúngāng shíkū), formerly the Wuzhoushan Grottoes (Chinese: 武州山 / 武周山; pinyin: Wǔzhōushān), are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong, then called Pingcheng, in the province of…
Tags: Culture, Heritage in Danger
Yin Xu
Yinxu (modern IPA: [ín.ɕý]; Chinese: 殷墟; lit. 'Ruins of Yin') is the site of one of the ancient and major historical capitals of China. It is the source of the archeological discovery of oracle bones and oracle bone script, which resulted in the…
Tags: Culture, Heritage in Danger
Journey to the West
The novel is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who traveled to the "Western Regions" (Central Asia and India) to obtain Buddhist sūtras (sacred texts) and returned after many trials and much…
Tags: Ancient China, Buddhism, Culture, Novel
St Andrews, St Salvator's College - 1559
St Salvator's Quad is one of the best known landmarks in St Andrews. For more than five centuries the tall tower of St Salvator's has dominated the local skyline. Yet much of the rest of the design of St Salvator's Quad has been completely…