[Photo provided to China Daily] Researchers ... of the early Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC), offering important historical insights into the pre-Qin era. In 2008, Tsinghua ...

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

Since the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), snakes were sometimes perceived as evil creatures which might disrupt the dead. Consequently, tomb artifacts frequently depicted guardian beasts chewing ...

Like almost every country, especially those spanning vast territories, China went through a unification process that culminated during the reign of the Qin dynasty, in the era known as the Warring ...

In shows and films, famous historical people in ancient ... wore make-up. A Chinese study explored how people in the middle and upper classes used cosmetics during the Tang dynasty (618-907).

Among the famed terra-cotta warriors in the sprawling tomb of the ancient Chinese ... system in the Qin dynasty,” Li tells Live Science. According to the state broadcaster China Central ...