We delve into the pivotal moment when Wu Zetian decided to seize power for herself, adopting the title of "Sage Mother, ...

The study found that bronze vessels typically found in Shu elite tombs, known as mou, showed inferior alloy technology after ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

Born in Taixing near Shanghai, China, Jian Zhou's inspiration to become a doctor came from his maternal grandfather, who had ...

Confucian cosmology was never about superstition. Its real power lay in de-centering authority – binding rulers to a higher ...

In this Kings and Generals animated documentary, we explore the extraordinary life of Puyi, the last emperor of China. From his brief reign under the Qing dynasty and the 1911 Revolution to his role ...

The celebration marking Guan Gong’s 1,865th birthday, which falls on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month, began earlier this week at various ...

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers takes place as the Ming Dynasty Emperor Chongzhen has just hanged himself.

An archaeological excavation at the ruins of the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Nanjing, East China's ...

The Gandantegchinlen Monastery has long been the heart of the faith in Mongolia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China, which considers the current Dalai Lama a separatist, has asserted that only Beijing has the authority to decide who his successor will be.