The present-day Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, particularly around the Kunlun Mountains, is famed for its jade production.

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports ...

Alcohol distilled in a replica of a disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old bronze vat may help rewrite China’s drinking history.

In 1996, archaeologists found the tomb of Emperor Wu-the 6th-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty from ...

Each year in the Chinese calendar is linked to one of 12 zodiac animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. These animals represent different traits. For ...

When Du Chun-i was a young student sitting in a classroom in Taiwan studying and reciting the essay The Notes on Yueyang Tower written by Chinese lit ...

The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder.

emphasising that people on both sides were descendants of Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor. “Chinese civilisation is the world’s only ancient culture to have endured 5,000 years without inte ...

While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, deeply rooted ...

It is the second area within the altar — part of the "Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital", which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List ...