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

The Ming Dynasty marked a pivotal period in Chinese history. It characterized nearly 300 years of life in region and produced some valuable goods that often still survive to this day behind museum ...

China’s Zhejiang province is home to the perfectly preserved underwater city of Shicheng, which is now open for only professional divers for exploration. The city was intentionally flooded in ...

Facts about one of the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world Gunpowder is thought to have been invented in China in the 900s. By the time the Ming dynasty started, many types of ...

A team of Chinese archaeologists have hauled up more than 900 artefacts from two ancient shipwrecks in ... sea technologies to investigate the Ming dynasty sites on the northwest continental ...

An ancient Chinese scholar's examination papers stored ... The top scholar's examination papers from Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are a treasure belonging to the Qingzhou Museum ...

The underwater excavation of the shipwrecks began last year and shows that people from the Ming Dynasty used the South China Sea, known as the ancient Maritime Silk Road, as an important trade ...