When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s ...

Long before any contact, ancient Peruvian and Chinese civilizations shared remarkable similarities. Both the Inca ...

Visitors admire a replica of a gold mask from Sanxingdui at an ongoing exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. The ...

During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

Many ingredients, like agarwood, clove, and sandalwood, were selected for their therapeutic effects. Sandalwood, for instance ...

In the case of ancient China during the emergence of Daoism and Confucianism, scholar Ruth H. Ching describes the phenomenon of focusing attention on local gods rather than the one god: While the ...

Chinese scholars have unveiled the Ramayana's significant presence in their cultural history. Brought to China through ...

How you cast your ballot may depend on how you practice your faith. Studies of American politics have long shown that religion is a good predictor of how Americans vote. As a result, most ...

BEIJING: China on Friday (Nov 1) insisted that growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow were not its concern, after the United States warned up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia's ...

By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang region The high walls of industrial buildings at Volkswagen’s assembly plant in the heart of northwest China’s ...

Around 2,000 years ago, Dunhuang was a key hub on the ancient Silk Road. Chinese silk and tea passed through this gateway en route to other countries, while agricultural products such as grapes ...