From legacy of China’s Qing dynasty to Hong Kong romance films that pushed boundaries, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Researchers digitally mapped ancient Chinese tombs and discovered that their distribution mirrors shifts in political stability, population movements, and natural geography. Peaceful, prosperous eras ...

Zheng Xie, also known as Zheng Banqiao, holds a distinctive place in ancient China's art history for his poetry, painting and ...

Archaeologists in China uncover 573 ancient stone fortresses, shedding light on early settlement patterns and social ...

Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a ...

HANGZHOU -- New DNA analysis of soil sediments from a Song Dynasty (960-1279) shipwreck unearthed along the shore of Wenzhou city in East China's Zhejiang province has revealed that yams were once ...

A comprehensive six-year archaeological survey in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has found 573 ancient stone fortress ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered the first complete Book of Songs, a Confucian classic written on bamboo slips from ...

Scientists have uncovered clues to a 4,000-year-old mystery — the hidden logic behind where ancient Chinese built their tombs.