Seeking China Heritage | How It Works

How It Works

1. Choose your preferred language

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2. Choose the right mode for your question

Select HERITAGE MODE for China’s history, people, dynasties, places, traditions and legends. Select WUXIA for Jianghu, martial arts, Wuxia characters and authors, or the heritage behind Wuxia stories. You can switch modes at any time.

3. Choose a location or dynasty when useful

Use a current city or heritage location for place-based questions, or a dynasty for historical context. Wuxia questions can also be asked without tying them to your current location.

4. Ask your own question

Guest Preview includes 2 complimentary questions. Before asking, check that HERITAGE MODE or WUXIA matches the question you want to explore.

5. Go Deeper

Explore one suggested follow-up from your answer without using another guest question.

Not sure what to ask? Choose the mode shown, then try one of these

WUXIA
Was Zhang Sanfeng a real historical person, and did he really create Wudang martial arts and Tai Chi as Wuxia stories suggest?

WUXIA
Did Shaolin monks really fight like Wuxia heroes, or how much of Shaolin's martial reputation is actually supported by history?

WUXIA
Is qinggong — the Wuxia skill of running across rooftops and flying through the air — based on any real Chinese martial tradition?

HERITAGE MODE
Luoyang was repeatedly destroyed by wars and abandoned as a capital. Why did rulers keep returning to it, and what from those different periods can I still see today?

HERITAGE MODE
Was Wu Zetian really as ruthless as later stories portray her, or has her reputation been shaped by historians who disapproved of a woman ruling China?

Heritage AI uses Seeking China Heritage’s researched knowledge first. When relevant researched information is unavailable, it may use General Knowledge, clearly identified as such. AI-generated answers may occasionally contain inaccuracies.

Heritage AI Travel Companion and its curated heritage content are proprietary to Seeking China Heritage. For authorised use only.