The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

More than 20 monks and officials from 12 countries visited the Lama Temple and the China Tibetology Research Center in ...

Pavilions, corridors, rockeries, a belvedere, a teahouse, a Buddhist hall and more subtle settings provided a retreat amid ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

The tree's historical significance dates back to 110 BC when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC — AD 220) visited Songshan ...

The sudden emergence of DeepSeek did not surprise those who seriously followed China this decade. In fact, recent studies ...

An exhibition exploring the rich cultural heritage of gardens across the world opens at the Palace Museum in Beijing. Photo: VCG. An exhibition exploring the rich cultural heritag ...

Never let it be said that once London restaurateurs identify a trend, they don’t so much saturate the market but flood it. This April, we’ve highlighted a duo of new noodle restaurants, a pair of food ...

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...

Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, is a controversial figure in Indian history. His tomb is in Khuldabad, Maharashtra, not in Delhi or Agra. Aurangzeb preferred a simple grave, rejecting the ...

They would be used in the pivotal scene in which Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) communicates with the emperor (as a holographic projection). Revill’s voice would be replaced on the 2004 DVD ...

Climate change has long threatened species living in extreme habitats. Emperor penguins, iconic residents of Antarctica, now face a sharper edge of that threat. A team led by scientists at the Woods ...