ancient China

A man named Wang Xiang lived during the Jin Dynasty. He was well-known for his filial piety. Wang Xiang’s mother died when he was a child. His father remarried and ...

In his “Along the River During the Qingming Festival,” Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) presents each house, boat, shop, or ...

Ancient Chinese brewed beer 5,000 years ago using similar technology that we use today.

Stories from ancient China reflect on the joy and meaning that love brings as we salute Valentine’s Day ...

Faith in heaven was demonstrated through the nobility’s observance of rites; for commoners, trust manifested itself as etiquette ...

Wise and virtuous women were instrumental in shaping the character and heritage of Chinese civilization.

Did a single wave of migration people the Americas, or have there been many expeditions from many cultures ...

The findings could radically change world history. Some experts are excited, others scathingly criticize Ruskamp's work.

According to Confucius, upright governance rested upon upright conduct between men and women.

Despite being well over 2,000 years old, the sword did not have a single trace of rust. The ...

The Han Dynasty imperial officers never found the Celestial Steeds they were searching for. What they did find ...

The king Goujian suffered military defeat but bided his time to execute the long game—one that took 20 ...

In honor of Mother's' Day, we share three stories of outstanding mothers from ancient China.

Emperor Kangxi apparently knew something about how to make the most of his time and energy.

The last assassin in Sima Qian’s chronicles is Jing Ke, the man who tried and nearly succeeded in ...

Are you moving forward or backward in life? Some ancient cultures had figures that literally moved backward to ...

Mixed in with the reality of impressive tombs in China, is a legend of an enormous 1,000-foot white, ...

It isn't only biblical figures who lived to well-seasoned ages of 900 years or more. Ancient texts from ...

Different ancient cultures apparently developed alchemy in similar ways, but each seemed to come up with it on ...

The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of ...

From ancient cisterns and water systems to mysterious caves, underground crypts, subterranean temples and even entire cities built ...

From Albert Einstein to Carl Sagan to Niels Bohr, many great physicists also had a way with words. ...

Classical Chinese dance carries the essence of the Middle Kingdom's 5,000-year-old culture.

Since the beginning of time, or so it seems, people have continually sought after the elusive dream of ...

Shen Yun brought the traditions of an ancient civilization to life in dance and music at the Kennedy ...

Shen Yun Performing Arts returns to the National Arts Centre for its seventh season on Dec. 27–30.

The Chinese character cháo stands for morning or dawn and is also the character meaning dynasty.