The Spiraling Glory: Treasures from Guyuan, Ningxia features more than 300 artifacts, dating from the Western Zhou (c.11th ...

Recognised worldwide in his red robes and with his wide smile, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th dalai lama, describes himself as a ...

DHARAMSHALA, India -- DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who ...

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Syria's transitional government has launched a new national visual identity centred on the Syrian Golden ...

Qin was a minor power for the early centuries of its existence, and then developed as an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 BC). Following reforms in the 4th century BC, ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling state-level crime that saw up to 1.2 million Armenians killed in 1915 and 1916. In ...

The use of soybeans was already prominent by the time of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China and the founder of the Qin dynasty (221BC-207BC), but it was in the Shiji – also known as the ...

Qin dynasty by Sima, Qian, approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C Publication date 1993 Topics China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C Publisher Hong Kong : Research Centre for Translation, ...

Tong Tao, a research fellow at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), published an article in the Guangming Daily on Sunday, saying that a suspected Qin Dynasty ...

Carved in a distinctive Qin dynasty script, the inscription is believed to chronicle a state-sponsored mission travelling westwards towards the mythical Mount Kunlun during the “emperor’s 26th ...

NFL players in flag football at the L.A. Olympics poses challenges to the sport's future and dismisses the contributions of those who helped it grow.