The Metropolitan Museum of Art's engaging "Recasting the Past" exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

Han and Ming Great Wall protection leads to creation of national cultural park in Northwest China, Yang Yang and Ma Jingna ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

The local Dongyuan County Ethnic High School has become a pivotal institution in fostering talent and nurturing interest in cuqiu. In 2006, the school’s minority sports team clinched the championship ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Daniel Reid's "Chinese Herbal Medicine" explores a millennia-old healing tradition blending spirituality, philosophy and science. Its origins are tied to legends like the discovery of san qi (Yunnan ...

An iron cauldron unearthed from the Western Xia Imperial Tombs Nestled at the foot of the Helan Mountain, 30 kilometers west ...

In 121 BC, Han Dynasty emperor Liu Che sent General Huo Qubing to the western region of the Yellow River to fight Xiongnu nomads in the north. In today's Hexi Corridor, which runs through Wuwei ...

A lively exhibition at Hong Kong’s Palace Museum explores the culture of feasting — including a centuries-old predecessor to Deliveroo ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

As the spouse of a ruling emperor prior to his death ... the world’s largest city and the former capital of the Eastern Han dynasty. The Northern Wei empire adopted laws, institutions and ...