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Did ancient Chinese frontline troops decapitate themselves to scare their foes?
From Wikipedia's page on King Goujian of Yue, a king in Ancient China (~500BCE):
King Goujian's army was known for scaring its enemies before battle by forcing its front line, composed of ...
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Did Marco Polo travel to China?
I have been living in China now for nearly 5 years. One of the first books I bought when I first came was a copy of Marco Polo's Il Milione. It made interesting reading on one long train journey I ...
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Has Go ever been used to decide a war?
Go is an ancient game, popular today in China, Korea and Japan.
When I was first learning to play I was told 'it was used to train generals and sometimes even played in place of fighting a war.' ...
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Did (Does?) the Shaolin Wooden Men labyrinth exist?
It is mentioned in nearly every fiction on Shaolin Temple, but did it really exist? Wikipedia didn't mention it at all the last time I read, so I assume it's all fiction. But I haven't had a chance to ...
