The archaeological discoveries span several areas of ancient Chinese life, including agriculture, textiles, animal ...

Writers in the Tang period described “golden armor,” but archaeologists had not previously had a physical example to examine. That gap is what makes this restoration notable: the conservation work ...

While gold and silver have long been symbols of wealth and power, in ancient China, these precious metals carried a much ...

An exhibition delving into the profound legacy of China's ancient academies, known as Shuyuan, opened Monday at the National ...

A new study maps locations of Chinese tombs, revealing over 4,000 years of power and wealth in early human societies.

Yinxu - known as the last capital of the Shang - is one of China’s most important archaeological sites, famous for oracle bone inscriptions and monumental burials. The new pits add another layer: not ...

ZHENGZHOU, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a large state-run grain storage facility from the ...

Among the highlights is a batch of digitized books donated by the Harvard-Yenching Library to the National Library of China ...

Researchers studying an ancient tomb in China have found direct evidence that cannabis was a staple food crop during the Tang dynasty more than 1,000 years ago. Previous research into the ...

Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of the summer ...

The mysterious origins of ancient bronzeware found in a part of northern China may have been uncovered, with the discovery of the ruins of a complete Bronze Age town in the area. Archaeologists have ...