Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Laosicheng was the site of governance of the Tusi family surnamed Peng from 1135 to 1724. Covering 25 square kilometers, it ...

Nestled in the forests of Wutai Mountain, Foguang is one of the oldest wooden temples in China and renowned for its ...

Aim for who/what/when/where/why/how type facts formatted like so: Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into ...

According to the inscription, five top-ranking officials had been ordered to seek medicinal herbs near Mount Kunlun, a ...

The digital rendering of an ancient weaving machine enables visitors to experience the creation of the legendary brocade "Five Stars Rise in the Eastern Sky". [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily] The ...

CHINA DAILY With the delicate touch of her fingers ... With the pipa, Wu doesn't just re-create history — she channels it, breathing life into ancient melodies preserved in the cave walls for over a ...

In a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, the 'Silk and the Silk Road: From China to Kazakhstan' exhibition opened at ...

The War of the Heavenly Horses set the stage for an epic confrontation between the ancient Greeks of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and the mighty Han Dynasty of China. Credit: G41rn8, Wikimedia Commons, ...

Today, for designer Fan Yanyan, silk has once again become a medium of cross-border connection. Inspired by the mural art in Dunhuang, Gansu province, a key hub along the ancient trade route, she has ...

CHONGQING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- China and Egypt are advancing cooperation to inscribe two ancient hydrological relics -- China's Baiheliang and Egypt's Nilometers -- on a list of new world heritage, ...