From the mid-second century b.c. to the late first century a.d., the armies of China’s Han Dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 220) defended their territory against the marauding forces of the Xiongnu Empire, a ...

The skeletal remains of a horse are unearthed from the mausoleum of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. CHINA DAILY A recent advanced DNA study on horse bones unearthed ...

The character "Min" (閩) was created because insects [虫] were said to live in a house with a door (門). There is an explanation that the term "insect" generally referred to a flow of snakes. It is ...

From July 9-11, the dance drama Princess Zhaojun will return to the capital.[Photo provided to China Daily] The story of Wang Zhaojun, a beautiful princess from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), is ...

Join us at 7 pm, March 11 (GMT+8) to watch the dance drama Princess Zhaojun produced by China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater live! Wang Zhaojun's political marriage with the leader of Xiongnu, ...

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Around 370, swarms of Huns took over much of Western Europe, conquering Germanic tribes and scaring others out of their growing territory. But does this nomadic people deserve its outsized reputation?

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