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The Xi’an City Wall: Biking Atop Ancient China’s Ruins

Archaeological travel guide to the 600-year-old city wall built by the Ming dynasty to defend…

Benjamin Williams08 September 2023

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China’s Jiucaigou Great Wall: Northern Frontier of the Ming Dynasty

Archaeological Travel Guide to the Jiucaigou Pass, a Ming dynasty-era stretch of the Great Wall…

Benjamin Williams26 December 2022

China Lost Cities of China

The Terracotta Army and Pyramid Tomb of China’s First Emperor

Archaeological travel guide to the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, home to China’s world-famous Terracotta Army…

Benjamin Williams20 March 2022

China Cultural Index

Cultural Profile: Tang Dynasty, Ancient China’s Second Golden Age

A brief history of the Chinese Tang dynasty, the classical empire of China that cemented…

Benjamin Williams26 September 2021

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Ancient Tongwancheng: China’s Enemy Beyond the Great Wall

Archaeological Travel Guide to the ruins of Tongwancheng, a 2000-year-old walled city built just outside…

Benjamin Williams19 September 2021

China Cultural Index

Cultural Profile: Han Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Golden Age

A brief history of the Chinese Han dynasty, which rose from a broken empire to…

Benjamin Williams04 August 2021

China Cultural Index

Cultural Profile: Qin Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Empire

A brief history of the Chinese Qin dynasty, the first dynasty to conquer the rival…

Benjamin Williams05 June 2021

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Jingangbei Ancient Town: Abandoned Coal Port in Chongqing

Historical travel guide to Jingangbei, a Qing dynasty-era port town that shipped coal down the…

Benjamin Williams11 April 2021

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Architecture Profile: Cave Temples and Buddhist Grottoes of Ancient China

Historical profile on the rock-cut caves and grottoes of ancient China, Buddhist sanctuaries established along…

Benjamin Williams06 April 2021

Architecture Index China

Architecture Profile: Ancient China’s Pyramid Tombs

Historical profile on the Pyramids of China, massive earthen burial mounds made by the early…

Benjamin Williams04 March 2021

Benjamin Williams

Hi all, my name is Ben. I’m a native Michigander with a passion for human culture and new places, and more than that, new experiences. I have degrees in archaeology and writing, pursuing a career in the latter. However, I never quite lost that fascination with archaeological theory. For the past 12 years, I’ve been living and travelling in Asia, Europe, and North America documenting ancient sites and the peoples who built them, and then adapting them into practical archaeological travel information at PathsUnwritten.com.

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The Xi’an City Wall: Biking Atop Ancient China’s Ruins

China’s Jiucaigou Great Wall: Northern Frontier of the Ming Dynasty

The Terracotta Army and Pyramid Tomb of China’s First Emperor

Cultural Profile: Tang Dynasty, Ancient China’s Second Golden Age

Ancient Tongwancheng: China’s Enemy Beyond the Great Wall

Cultural Profile: Han Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Golden Age

Cultural Profile: Qin Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Empire

Jingangbei Ancient Town: Abandoned Coal Port in Chongqing

Architecture Profile: Cave Temples and Buddhist Grottoes of Ancient China

Architecture Profile: Ancient China’s Pyramid Tombs

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