Another Chinese holiday that incorporates the dragon is the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, which takes place in late spring or early summer. It will take place on May 31, 2025.

A Delaware man has pleaded guilty to stealing the thumb off a $4.5 million ancient Chinese warrior statue while drunkenly partying at a Philadelphia museum. Michael Rohana, of Bear, nicked the ...

AN ANCIENT jade dragon has recently been discovered buried in a stone tomb deep in the mountains of Mongolia. The 5,000-year-old statue was discovered by archaeologists excavating an ancient burial… ...

A symbol of prosperity. Where the Chinese dragon first came from is still debated by historians and archaeologists. But one of the most ancient images of the loong was unearthed in a tomb in 1987 ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

As the Spring Festival is around the corner, the world is expecting a unique Year of the Dragon associated with this auspicious symbol. Of all the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac system, only the ...

In 1974, Chinese workers discovered thousands of life-size warrior statues buried in three pits. Today, they're known as the Terracotta Army or the Terracotta Warriors.

Dragon boat racing is often powered by a team of 10 to 50 paddlers on a very long and narrow boat decorated with a Chinese dragon head and tail. It also involves using a large drum onboard that ...

Throngs of people flocked to southern Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the iconic dragon boat races, a highlight of a Chinese festival with over 2,000 years of history.

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.