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

“Because the walls were defensive structures, you can learn about building and engineering skills throughout ancient China as well as its military history and strategies,” Ng says. “The wall ...

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

China is a vast and mesmerizing country filled with wonders that captivate travelers seeking both cultural richness and natural beauty. Among the most incredible places are the iconic Great Wall of ...

Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

"Revising the Malthusian Narrative: The Comparative Study of Population Dynamics in Late Imperial ... Qing History Journal (1999). Liang, Fangzhong. The Statistics of the Household and Population, ...

In 221BC, the Qin dynasty unified China. But what was so significant about ... the Chinese nation splintered and reunified multiple times during its history; dynasties rose and fell by the dozens.

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The museum’s fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were looted from a tomb in Hunan Province and smuggled into the US ...

History of Chinese Medicine: being a Chronicle of Medical Happenings in China from Ancient Times to the Present Period. By Dr. K. Chimin Wong Dr. Wu Lien-Teh. Pp. xviii + 706 + 55 plates.