The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology in North China's Shanxi Province has revealed new excavation findings ...

Made of iron, copper, and leather, the multi-material armor scales are the first and smallest of its kind ever discovered in Han Dynasty archaeology. Found in the west part of the outer coffin of ...

Through collaboration between public security organs and cultural heritage administrative departments across China, more than ...

Tombs of emperors in the Han Dynasty were marked by earth mounds packed into square shapes with level tops. Tombs from that time are called fangshang for their square shapes. The mausoleum ...

Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached 50 million. During his reign (140-87 ...

In this programme, we are in Han Dynasty China, two thousand years ago, exploring the giving of Imperial gifts - an activity which straddles the murky boundary between diplomacy and bribery.

The border is treacherous and the dissident guards are plotting to divide and rebel After the battle of Shule Geng Gong Xie Miao was ordered to patrol the western region with his 13 generals and ...

Xuzhou is a city steeped in a glorious past. Having not only witnessed the birth of the Han, arguably China’s defining dynasty, it also hides one of its most important treasures. Gazing at the ...

The technique is called the “fire-placement method,” which was utilized in ancient Rome and China's Han Dynasty. In the fire-placement method, the surface of a hard rock is heated by burning ...

The latest iteration of the classic tactical series is once again set during the fall of the Han Dynasty in ancient China; where battles take place in a boundary-free scramble for land.