When Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang banned, then burned books it caused a loss of knowledge for all of humanity. Now book bans ...

The Manchus are of ancient origin and legend has it that ... wrath and then came their time to strike. Tsung-Cheng, emperor of China, ascended the throne in 1627. The country was torn with dissension.

The “Greekness” of the Terracotta Army went viral, but archaeologists in China were skeptical of the influence of Greek art.

History shows Xinjiang's fate has always been part of the Chinese nation, and the region's development reflects the evolution ...

Could this be the place where ancient Chinese emperors enjoyed the opera shows? Dai Huiling took me to the front of the stage and read out a pair of couplets hung high above us: “We shouldn’t ...

Ice sports flourished during the Qing Dynasty, particularly under the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735–1796). From 1742 until the emperor's death in 1799, ice sports events were held nearly every ...