When vegetable fats, especially sesame oil, replaced tallow and lard 1,500 years ago in China, people were able to 'fry everything', and did Guests at a recent housewarming dinner were saying how ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the 3,200-year-old tomb of a possible military commander who may have served during ...

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

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

The Chinese term guanzhen refers to the moral principles and behavioral guidelines of ancient Chinese officials that ...

Artist's exploration of Yuan Dynasty genre brings the popular side of ancient culture to modern life, Chen Nan reports.

Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus’ Commandaria is ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

As US President Donald Trump ratcheted up economic pressure on China over the past week, Beijing sent back its own message: Its rise won’t be interrupted. A major political meeting taking place ...

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...

The Kings have acquired winger Andrei Kuzmenko from the Philadelphia Flyers and a 2025 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a third-rounder in 2027, both teams confirmed as Friday’s noon NHL ...