The origins of Chinese calligraphy can be traced back to ancient times, with the earliest recognizable characters appearing on oracle bones from the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). These early ...

There is no one "oracle bone" — about 13,000 have been found — but these relics hint at the development of writing in ancient China. They date from the late Shang Dynasty, (circa 1250 B.C. to ...

which is now the most valuable piece of Chinese calligraphy that the auction house has sold. (The buyer’s name has not been made public.) But what was behind the bidding frenzy to begin with?

Lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions from the moon displayed at the China Pavilion of 2025 Osaka Expo. Photo: Courtesy of CCPIT. How would you ...

The Wuxi Stele Forest in Yongzhou, Hunan Province, is one of China's most remarkable open-air repositories of carved texts. Over 500 inscriptions, etched into cliff faces and stone tablets from the ...

The trade war between the U.S. and China rages on but it did not spoil the mood of bidders taking part in a fine classical Chinese paintings auction in Hong Kong as an ancient scroll sold for a ...