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

Renamed Marquis of Haihun and situated in Jiangxi’s capital Nanchang in China, the shortlived emperor’s tomb turned up with yet another significant discovery that presented Han Dynasty ...

Archaeologists have discovered a ruin site of the ancient Dian Kingdom in southwest China's Yunnan Province, and unearthed building ruins and items proving the practical administration of the region ...

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

They included seven bronze bells from the ancient Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC), as well as three clay figurines, two clay heads, and a bronze helmet and frog - all dating back to the Han ...

Archaeologists recently discovered over 240 relics in the ruins of an ancient city in north ... Qin period (pre-221 BC) to the Han Dynasty, Lyu added. Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook ...

How did the the Han dynasty bury their royals? This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads China’s beloved ...

Archaeologists in northern China ... an ancient tomb. The excavations of this tomb were recently completed, and the findings were reported in June. A Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD ...

The porcelain came ... the southern Song Dynasty in the Deyang area. The tomb was found in Guanghan, a city outside Deyang in the Sichuan province in south-central China.

Argentina has returned 14 cultural relics to China as part of joint efforts to fight the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage. The artefacts, dating from between 770BC and AD589, were handed ...