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.

Today I want to give some insight on a most deadly and powerful weapon: crossbows. It seems we are destined as a civilization in the 21st Century to be blessed (or cursed) with every conceivable ...

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 Japanese man who transformed his home into an ancient palace filled with vintage ... his autism has sparked widespread discussion in China. The 26-year-old Baijyo Maruyama, whose family ...

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 ...

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