Standing in front of a canvas in an art gallery in the heart of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, 50-year-old artist Dawit Muluneh is fully absorbed in the painting of ancient Chinese characters.

ADDIS ABABA — An exhibition of paintings of ancient Chinese characters was held on July 13 in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with the aim of enhancing people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous philosophies that are still studied today. The civilization is also known for building the Great Wall of China.

Thanks to International Museum Day, two major exhibitions spotlighting ancient Chinese and Syri-an civilizations are opening this month in Beijing, Ganzhou and Huzhou. Featuring hundreds of rare ...

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.

Archaeologists opened an ancient Chinese tomb and found someone they never expected to see inside: a blonde, bearded man.

24/7 Wall St. Insights Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy.

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The ...