A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China.

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

Dragon's beard candy, an ancient Chinese delicacy, has become one of the latest viral food trends within TikTok's culinary community. With just a few basic ingredients and a little bit of practice ...

Archeologists in China have found the remains of what may be the world’s oldest known flush toilet. Broken parts of the 2,400-year-old lavatory, as well as a bent flush pipe, were unearthed last ...

Smithsonian’s ‘Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings’ is the first major U.S. show devoted to artifacts from the capital of the 3,000-year-old Shang Dynasty.

A team in China used ancient DNA to reconstruct the face of an emperor who reigned 1,500 years ago. Emperor Wu was the ruler of the Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 to 578 CE.

Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest-known record of a candidate aurora Passage in Bamboo Annals describes a "five-colored light" in 10th century BCE.

Whereas in the West dragons are often depicted as winged, fire-breathing monsters, for the Chinese they are a symbol of power and prosperity.

The museum has a large collection of ancient Chinese kitchen accessories, including teapots, wine vessels, pans and some massive cauldrons. One of the country’s early rulers, King Wu of Qin, who ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The ...

If you ever visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing—ancient China’s largest center for high-level rituals—you might be struck by its lack of Buddhist and Taoist idols. The design of the ...