The prosperous Ming dynasty restored Han Chinese rule after the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and introduced numerous cultural and ...

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

Shanxi Grand Theater in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, recently hosted a unique event that brought the ancient art of Chinese ...

"Traditionally, the Chinese have placed great importance on recording and studying history," said Chen Wei, a bamboo-slip ...

Mongol rulers shook up Chinese society as Silk Road trade routes thrived, paper money became common and China’s influence in ...

Now, gold lovers can feast their eyes on more gold objects at the ongoing Radiance: Ancient Gold Ornaments from the ...

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, ...

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

An exhibition in Paris explores the origins of mythic creatures that never lose their capacity to enthral, terrify and ...

The Dunhuang Museum is a newfound fount of history in Gansu province's desert — an oasis from which the past wells up into the present.

Ancient Artifacts That Prove The Past Was More Advanced: 25 Ancient Myths That Archaeologists Want You to Forget: A golden-coated eye from Irans Burnt City. A clay cylinder some say was the first bill ...