In the ancient Chinese calendar, the year corresponding ... then a minister and “consort kin” of the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220), a title referring to his being a cousin of the 12th emperor.

He spoke of the importance of the site for Chinese and global history. "Its discoveries testify to the initial exchanges of early Chinese civilization, providing evidence for the nature of ...

A dancer takes to the air against the backdrop of an ancient Egyptian temple. [Photo provided to China Daily] When Chen Dan gazed upon the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx, she felt the ...

(Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophies share intriguing parallels. Plato extolled the pursuit of wisdom as a high form of love, an idea mirrored in Chinese philosophy.

Han Meilin is a contemporary Chinese artist known for both his paintings and sculptures of animals. Han notably created the Fuwa (good-luck dolls) mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The ...

For a long time before the 20th century, the Chinese used animal fossils as medicine, referring to such bones as long gu, or “dragon bones”. According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM ...

"This discovery provides new evidence for the development trace in ancient kingdoms across various regions during the formation period of Chinese civilization around 5,000 years ago," Li Xinwei ...

This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

3:00 RCMP questioned Dong’s financial agent in 2019 Liberal nomination race Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office intervened in 2019 to keep Han Dong off a House of Commons committee probing ...

Contrary to what many may think, the best crossbow isn’t necessarily the fastest. Is the race to build the most powerful crossbow over? Probably not. I bet we’ll see a 600-fps model within the ...

An emphasis on education is a defining feature of Chinese culture. Since Confucianism became the state-sanctioned doctrine in the Han Dynasty (202BCE–220CE), education has entered every fabric ...