Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

1600–1046 BC), is China’s archaeological holy ... from menial work set by the Shang kings. Ancient oracle bone inscriptions point to practices like corvée labor among the populace, in which nobles ...

A gold funeral mask, thought to be more than 3,000 years old, has been discovered in the tomb of an ancient noble in the city of Zhengzhou in central China. It's one of the oldest gold objects ...

Yet, Chi was never satisfied with this idea. She began looking deeper and discovered through her research that nobles in ancient China traditionally wore a single layer of lightweight fabric, such as ...

told the Global Times that the daily life objects and dietary utensils unearthed reflect the living habits and dietary customs of ancient Chinese people. These customs have been passed down ...

What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer ...

The ancient elite of China were not the only ones who were trying ... It’s an old story—likely, only the noble families like the one whose tomb was discovered in China were able to afford ...

To track the species' decline, researchers have turned to an unusual source— ancient Chinese poetry. Researchers analyzed 724 ancient Chinese poems that referenced the Yangtze porpoise.

This belief is found also in ancient Egypt1 and is no doubt based on the unalterable character of the noble metal. The Chinese believed that an artificial gold could be prepared from cinnabar ...