The earliest representations we have of the crossbow date from 400 BCE, in China. By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, ...

If Kristof's supposition is correct, then this remote African outpost retains an echo of one of history's most astonishing ... When the Han Chinese overthrew the Mongols and founded the Ming ...

it's a continuing tradition in Chinese history: "Well in Han times, the government had a major role in industry, partly to deal with its military expenditure in order to finance the kind of ...

Four major sections follow: on the making and use of simple bows; on the crossbow, the standard weapon of the Han armies ... interested in ancient and medieval European warfare as well as for those ...

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?

It is time for yet another part of the history of fashion to make it ... Hanfu refers to traditional Chinese clothing worn by the Han Chinese ethnic group. It encompasses a wide range of styles ...

This information has been compiled by the work of Joseph Needham and his colleagues in a study of ancient Chinese books on science ... His invention was noted in court records of the later Han Dynasty ...

The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted ...

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 ...

Submerged beneath a manmade lake in China ... what is the history of the Lion City, and how did it end up underwater? Shi Cheng is thought to have been built during the Eastern Han Dynasty between ...

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 ...

And it marked the beginning of Mr. Han’s three-decade fight for their rights in China, a struggle that was almost brought to an immediate halt. On June 4, 1989, just weeks after Mr. Han began ...