Archaeological evidence shows that more than 6,000 years ago, people living in the Banpo site, 10 kilometers east of today's Xi'an, Shaanxi province, used brushes to draw patterns and lines on the ...

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.

A creature once revered in ancient Chinese folklore and immortalized in poetry for its playful spirit and perpetual smile is now swimming against extinction. The Yangtze finless porpoise—Asia ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information about the habitat of the world’s only freshwater porpoise ...

A new Neolithic archaeological site has recently been discovered in the city of Baoji, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, offering valuable insights into the Yangshao culture. The 15,000-square ...

Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years later. Ancient Chinese music features a distinctive sound, enriched by ...

Ancient Chinese game of Mahjong sweeps across North Texas 02:23. NORTH TEXAS — It's a craze sweeping the nation where each player has a wall of 13 to 14 tiles. Those who master the game of ...

THE ARTICLES ON THESE PAGES ARE PRODUCED BY CHINA DAILY, ... shows that more than 6,000 years ago people living in the Banpo site, ... to preserve and thus rarely seen in ancient ruins.

Sitting in front of a water basin, an artisan engages in the washing, sorting, combing and shaping of the wool. [Photo by Yang Yang/China Daily] Legend has it that one day in 223 BC, as Meng Tian ...

While two of the tombs were robbed, one was left untouched, and it contained a box full of glazed pottery, among other goods. Chinese Academy of Social Science’s Institute of Archaeology ...

A team in China used ancient DNA to reconstruct the face of an emperor who reigned 1,500 years ago. Emperor Wu was the ruler of the Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 to 578 CE.