A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled ...

As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...

Chinese Cultural RelicsThe 700-year-old tomb was first discovered by archeologists in 2012. Archaeologists in Yangquan, China ...

Of emperors and dynasties - see how ancient jade and gold, dragons and cranes are used in eye-catching, new ways The history ...

The discovery that scurvy, a debilitating illness caused by vitamin C deficiency, could be treated with citrus fruit ...

In 1999, New York Times journalist Nicholas D. Kristof reported a surprising encounter on a tiny African island called Pate, just off the coast of Kenya. Here, in a village of stone huts set ...

With the introduction of Buddhism into China after the Qin Dynasty, ancient bells gradually became important musical instruments for Buddhism. As the saying goes, "There are bells at every temple.

Egypt holds the distinction of being one of the cradles of the water clock, with some of the earliest examples originating ...