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An Amazing Fish Jade Exhibition

Over 400 amazing fish jade pieces collected by a Taiwanese entrepreneur who has dedicated 50 years of his life to the seafood industry are on display at Chang Yung-Fa Foundation International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan, from November 10-25, 2018. These precious works of art are part of the 1,000-plus fish-related jade items collected by Yen ...

November 17, 2018

Billy Shyu

Chinese Bamboo Strips Revealed as First Known Multiplication Table

Scientists in China have aligned fragments of bamboo with Chinese calligraphic writing on it to recreate a mathematical device used 2,300 years ago, making it the world’s first known multiplication table. In 2008, researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing received almost 2,500 decrepit bamboo strips from a donor, who had bought them at a market ...

March 16, 2018

Armin Auctor