I felt a duty to write about the Tang dynasty and its incredible social and cultural sophistication – but also to connect my Chinese past with my child ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The study ...

Researchers say the woman received medical attention after the procedure but was eventually buried in shame. Literary records indicate that ancient China had five types of physical penalties. These ...

A 14-year-old boy from central China has turned his bedroom into a small museum dedicated to ancient Chinese history and literature. Xie Zhaoyutong, a secondary school student from Henan province, has ...

The Huashan rock art landscape in southern China, close to the border with Vietnam, is a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage site. Thousands of images are painted on river cliffs across more than 80 ...

Under the rule of the King of Qin (247 BC-221 BC), severed noses accumulated like mountain peaks, and carts overflowed with amputated feet Stealing someone's cattle is a serious crime, and in many ...

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