Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

High on the sheer limestone cliffs in southwest China, ancient wooden coffins remain wedged into rock faces hundreds of feet above the ground. Long treated as archaeological curiosities, these ...

According to Kang Peng at the Institute of Ancient History, the version of the text that existed was "messy and incomplete" as it was compiled by Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) officials who reconstructed ...

Witness the vibrant city of Dazu, China, where ancient history meets modern excitement. Explore the UNESCO-listed Dazu Rock Carvings, featuring Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian sculptures dating back ...

History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...

Calligraphy was once China’s highest art form—then the Communist Party tried to erase it. Now, under Xi Jinping, it’s making a comeback. At Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, a rare copy of the Orchid Pavilion ...

In Zaozhuang City of east China's Shandong Province, Taierzhuang Ancient Town, a reputed scenic attraction, always becko ...