BC stands for Before Christ, indicating a time in history prior to the birth of Jesus.
BC 表示“基督之前”，指的是耶稣诞生前的历史时期。
The Great Wall of China was built over several centuries
BC.
中国的长城是在公元前几个世纪建造的。
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia flourished around 4000
BC.
美索不达米亚的古代文明在公元前4000年左右繁荣昌盛。
The Pyramids of Giza were constructed in the 26th century
BC.
吉萨的金字塔建于公元前26世纪。
In
BC times, people relied on agriculture for their livelihood.
在那个
BC时代，人们依靠农业为生。
The concept of democracy originated in Greece in the 5th century
BC.
民主的概念起源于公元前5世纪的希腊。
Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44
BC, marking a significant turning point in Roman history.
屋大维·凯撒在公元前44年被刺杀，这是罗马历史上的一个重要转折点。
The Indus Valley Civilization is known for its advanced urban planning, dating back to 2600
BC.
印度河流域文明以其先进的城市规划而闻名，可追溯到公元前2600年。
The Oracle of Delphi was a famous religious site in ancient Greece, active from around 800
BC.
德尔斐神谕是古希腊著名的宗教场所，大约从公元前800年开始活跃。
The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature, was written around 2100
BC.
《吉尔伽美什史诗》是已知最早的文学作品之一，写于公元前2100年左右。
A KFC restaurant in Changsha, the capital of Central China's Hunan province, is themed on a square vessel with four rams from the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC).
"We're in an extraordinarily promising business," says Sun Xinrong, founding partner, chairman and chief investment officer of BC Capital — a budding financial house specializing in asset and wealth management, as well as investment banking, in China.
Sun recalls that when they launched BC Capital four years ago, the private equity business had just got off the ground on the mainland after a period of unrestrained growth.
He co-founded BC Capital with Allen Feng who's now its president and was formerly managing director at Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific, with over 30 years' experience in the fixed-income business.
BC Capital had invested in Zhong An Online P&C Insurance in 2015.
As for its current offshore operations, BC Capital focuses on three areas — overseas mergers and acquisitions, fixedincome funds and fund of funds.
Alibaba's "five blessings" offering this year features images of cultural relics related to tigers from 22 museums nationwide, telling stories spanning from the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), as a celebration of the Year of the Tiger.
Qionglai is also known for Zhuo Wenjun (175 BC-121 BC), a local celebrity known as one of the Four Great Talented Women in ancient China.
"Kingdom of Storms" is the first installment of a trilogy based on the household Chinese fantasy novel "Investiture of the Gods," which features mythological stories taking place in ancient China's Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC).
The attraction is renowned for terra cotta warriors from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).