Qin Shi Huang famously sent alchemists east to Japan seeking immortality. Now, a newly discovered inscription suggests he ...

Did Laozi exist, or does that name merely represent the various authors who are believed to have written the famous Tao Te ...

At dusk on a late October night in 1408, something mysterious lit up the skies above China. Ming Dynasty astronomers who ...

The emperor always stood inside a gateway or ... temples, and tombs in the Zhou dynasty (11th-3rd centuries B.C.). The way insideThe Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City ...

A new biography of Xi Zhongxun shines light on both the suffering caused by one-party rule and the loyalty that keeps such a ...

Identifying ancient Chinese astronomical events represents a fascinating aspect of modern astrophysics. Chinese astronomers ...

“World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century” is on view through Oct. 16 ...

ABSTRACT: This study examines the impact of credit risk management practices on profitability of commercial banks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Amidst high economic volatility and ...

This is Shudao, or "Roads to Shu".Shu is a historical term roughly referring to present-day Sichuan province. The ancient ...

characterized by the gradual breakdown of the traditional feudal and clan-based systems established during the Western Zhou dynasty (Jin, 1956). During this era, population migration and frequent ...

Visitors examine a bronze chariot and horse modeled in the Qin Dynasty style during the World of the Terracotta Warriors exhibition at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, on May 23. [Photo by ...

IN COLLABORATION with the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center and institutions across Shaanxi Province, World of the Terracotta Warriors offers an exclusive glimpse into China’s political ...