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 rise in China.

The Chinese Communist Party is intensifying efforts to control Tibetan Buddhism, particularly with the pending succession of ...

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 ...

Join us for a virtual discussion hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis featuring Ian ...

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

'Water is the principle, the first of all things," said Thales of Miletus, who lived between 624 and 546 BC and is regarded ...

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 ...

With the news that dinosaur fossils were found in Hong Kong, here is how China's oracle bones changed our understanding of ...