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World’s Earliest Tie-Dye Found in a Silk Road Tomb

Archaeologists in Qinghai confirmed the world’s earliest tie-dye fabric, carbon-dated to before 750 AD and pulled from a Tang-era tomb on the Tibetan Plateau.

News Updated Jun 5, 2026 42 guides & stories in this hub
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China’s Dragon Boat Festival: the millennium cultural code

China’s Dragon Boat Festival 2026 falls on June 19: the Qu Yuan legend, zongzi, dragon boat races, and how foreign travelers can join in.

May 30, 2025

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Michelin Guide China Reaches the Country’s Smaller Cities

Jun 3, 2026
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How China Still Lives by the 24 Solar Terms

May 21, 2026

Heritage You Can VisitRead it here, then go stand in it

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