Many of these women endured torture and a few chose suicide for defending their reputation. Their being abused was regarded as a humiliation by later generations of historians in ancient China. This ...

DEEP in the ancient burial grounds of China’s first emperor, archaeologists made a discovery that could rewrite the story of ...

The mystery of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb continues to excite scientists and historians alike, but still ...

The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s military kept silent Friday on its large deployment of naval and coast guard ships off Taiwan this week, with its top spokesperson quoting an ancient strategist instead.

A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China. This discovery sheds light on the ancient roots of ...

“The primary issue is that Chinese households have experienced their first sustained loss of wealth in a generation,” says Ernan Cui, China consumer analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics. “This has ...

Liu He, though he was promptly removed from office in only 27 days, left behind one of the largest “treasure trove” of artifacts, earning his tomb a prestigious spot as one of China’s top ...

“On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt” is on view at the Shanghai Museum in China through August 17, 2025. Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.

Over the past ten years or so, investigations of degraded or ‘ancient’ DNA have skyrocketed. By extracting DNA fragments from diverse sources —from human teeth and faeces to soil samples and ...

Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Xi Jinping has pledged that China will meet its ambitious GDP growth target of 5 per cent this year and ...