The structure of the skyscraper is made entirely of steel and has no concrete core, as well as being earthquake proof.

In 1996, archaeologists found the tomb of Emperor Wu-the 6th-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty from ...

Meaning "double celebrations" in Chinese, the city was built in the 11th century BC during the Zhou Dynasty. The city was founded in 1997. Prior to then, it was a city in Sichuan Province.

It might not be as well-known as its neighbours, but few Chinese cities can rival Yangzhou for the beauty and sheer number of its amazing Qing dynasty gardens. Yangzhou was a city born of necessity.

Many of the cultural heritage sites that need to be checked are in remote mountainous areas, where climbing steep slopes, ...

Earlier studies show the city site in the Liulihe Site had the ... the earliest tomb was found to be from the early Western Zhou Dynasty. Others are mostly from the middle stage of the dynasty.

was toppled by a new dynasty, the Zhou. The Zhou came from the west - from the steppes of central Asia. Like the Kushites of Sudan who conquered Egypt at roughly the same time, the Zhou were a ...

In A.D. 960, Zhao Kuangyin, commander of the Later Zhou's imperial army, suddenly launched a mutiny at Chenqiao near Kaifeng. His troops stormed into the city of Kaifeng. Zhao Kuangyin became the ...