The tomb is believed to have belonged to a Han Dynasty general and his wife, as a faded seal in the back chamber bears the ...

To connect worlds, one had to protect them. The Han emperors understood this, and the Great Wall was built over 11,000 kilometers to safeguard against those who might disrupt the network of ...

Renamed Marquis of Haihun and situated in Jiangxi’s capital Nanchang in China, the shortlived emperor’s tomb turned up with yet another significant discovery that presented Han Dynasty ...

This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification ... The Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) later advanced and further solidified ...

Tofu's journey started during the Han Dynasty in China. It was developed by curdling fresh soy milk with a coagulant. The ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted ...

Researchers have previously found leopard cat bones dating to 5,400 years ago in an ancient farming village in the northwestern ... the common assumption that cat domestication took place in China ...

Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century ... before it was used for ...

The 24 solar terms, originating in ancient China, integrate astronomy, farming, phenology and folklore. They greatly influenced Chinese life, promoted social progress, and are recognized globally as a ...