Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

But while its stunning preservation captivates the world, its past is steeped in controversy, forced displacement, and untold history ... an unusual feature in ancient Chinese city design.

The health benefits of drinking tea have made it so popular for centuries. Loaded with antioxidants, some teas are said to promote heart health and increase mental alertness, among other things. This ...

Below are three of the most notable young figures in Chinese history. Two famous stone carvings from the Han dynasty (206 BC-220) feature the great philosophers of ancient China. In these ...

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study ...