While gold and silver have long been symbols of wealth and power, in ancient China, these precious metals carried a much deeper significance: they captured the evolving story of a civilization ...

While gold and silver have long been symbols of wealth and power, in ancient China, these precious metals carried a much ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

This summer, the Shanghai Museum unveiled its latest blockbuster exhibition, “Legends of the Dragon: The Ancient Civilization of Hongshan Culture.” To date, it is the most comprehensive display of the ...

Newly transferred fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts on view in Beijing on May 18 Fu Tian / China News Service / VCG via Getty Images In the early hours of May 18, an airplane touched down in ...

Scientists in China have discovered one of the oldest known matrilineal societies—where family lines and inheritance are traced through a community’s women, not its men. Archaeologists unearthed the ...

To showcase the rich heritage and artistic vitality of Chinese literature to the world, the International Department of the ...

In contemporary China, an increasing number of names draw inspiration from Chinese history and classical texts. From ...