Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight on the river it is named after. Now, the freshwater mammal is ...

The terracotta warriors weigh up to 600 pounds. Due to their age and significance, they must be handled with the utmost finesse.

While ancient Chinese texts during the Sui Dynasty (581–618) did use a term resembling "empire," it referred to a country ruled by an emperor. However, this is not equivalent to the modern ...

As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In ...

On May 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, central China's Henan province, to learn about local efforts to enhance the protection and utilization of historical and ...

The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National ...

Learn more about the Yangtze finless porpoise and how researchers used ancient poems to map out it's habitat decline.

As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like ... Bond-holders, of whom China is the second largest, are a notable example.

Published today in Current Biology, a new study shows that the Yangtze finless porpoise has lost over 65% of its historic ...

Passing under a vibrant vermilion archway in the morning, the lively calls of street vendors fill the air, instantly ...