What to buy: If you want to dress like a local, grab yourself a pair of Feiyue athletic shoes from one of the brand's Hutong ...

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 ...

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

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

An extensive archaeological survey being conducted in northwest China resulted in the discovery of the Shang Dynasty’s ...

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 ...

Showcasing artworks from Chinese handscrolls to Pakistani Buddhist figurines, the Asian Art Pavilion in the newly renovated ...

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

Archaeologists in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, have unearthed a series of relics that provide new insight into life during the Sui and Tang dynasties. The Shaanxi Academy ...

From atop their war elephants, the Trung sisters ousted China's Han overlords in A.D. 40. They have since become heroic icons to Vietnamese people all over the world. For nearly 2,000 years, the Trung ...

The Shu Dynasty's agricultural innovations sparked China's cultural awakening. The Zhou Dynasty's eight-century rule saw strides in medicine, writing, and warfare. Imperial China (221 BC to 1912) ...