Emperor Wu ruled China's Northern Zhou dynasty from A.D. 560 until his death in 578, at the age of 36, according to a study published Wednesday (March 28) in the journal Current Biology.

The face of a Chinese emperor who ruled 1,500 years ago has been reconstructed using ancient DNA. Chinese scientists recreated the face of 6th Century monarch Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA ...

Among the architects of Chinese communism, former Chinese diplomat Zhou Enlai’s (周恩來) role in the 1949 revolution and the establishment of the new totalitarian regime was arguably second only to that ...

Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor, remains a figure of fascination and debate. Born in ...

This is the unfortunate nickname of Zhou Libo, a famous Shanghai comedian. After a tragic fire in Shanghai that claimed the lives of at least sixty people, Zhou Libo mourned for the dead on his blog.

Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents one year in a repeating 12-year cycle, which is calculated based on the ...

A recent archaeological seminar in East China's Anhui Province revealed that the Shenduntou site, a typical Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-256BC) copper smelting site in the lower Yangtze River region ...

Rich families in Shang China would hold banquets in their family ... It was made during the Zhou dynasty, which followed the Shang. "These bronzes that we call ritual vessels were used for ...

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Like almost every country, especially those spanning vast territories, China went through a unification process that culminated during the reign of the Qin dynasty, in the era known as the Warring ...

Minxin Pei reflects on the complicated life and legacy of the renowned diplomat who was Mao Zedong’s dutiful lieutenant.