Located in Jinan, East China's Shandong Province, the archaeological site known as the Tianzhuang Ruins has recently ...

"The primary and most ancient religion in China consists of preparing ceremonial ... was toppled by a new dynasty, the Zhou. The Zhou came from the west - from the steppes of central Asia.

Demon Force Photo: Courtesy of Douban Amid the bustling Spring Festival holiday, a curious trend emerged in Central China's ...

Ancient Chinese philosophers were born out of sorcery ... historiographers and senior officials in the government of the Zhou Dynasty (about 11th Century-221BC) helping to explain natural and ...

Both bamboo books, written in ancient Chinese, discuss early Western Zhou ... and praises the virtues of the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty — King Wen, founder of the Zhou Dynasty, and ...

The face of a Chinese emperor who lived around 1,500 years ago has been reconstructed by a team of researchers, revealing the appearance of the ancient ruler. The facial reconstruction of the ...

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 ... special flair,” Zhou Xinhua, then vice ...

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 ...

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

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 ...

The earliest ice skates in ancient China were primarily crafted from horse shinbones. Over time, wooden ice skates emerged, ...