A 5,000-year-old tomb unearthed in central China’s Henan province is providing archaeologists with new evidence of a ...

Lu Dongbin was born in China in the eighth century CE. He was a prominent scholar and poet, alleged to have performed miracles. His poems are collected in The Complete Works of Lu Yan or The Complete ...

Archaeologists have discovered more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the Egyptian city of Luxor, with brightly coloured decorations still clearly visible. Trump pulls surgeon general nominee ...

The hypothesis connects two of ancient China’s most brilliant astronomers and settles any arguments about whether the Greeks or the Chinese first mapped the stars using coordinates.

1300). Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons For centuries in China, men and women gathered to play a game called Cuju. Considered an ancient form of soccer, a pastime, but also a political tool, ...

To trace the contours of its slow disappearance, scientists turned not to satellites or sensors — but to the pages of ancient Chinese ... Plateau to the East China Sea. It’s the longest ...

Nestled amongst lush hills in Yucheng District, Shangli is a humble, off-the-beaten-path gem that boasts an intricate connection to China’s ancient past. In fact, it is said that the earliest foreign ...

Tourists enjoy their holiday at Pingyao Ancient City in Jinzhong, North China's Shanxi province, on May 2, 2025. The tourist flow is at its peak, as the alleys and scenic spots in the ancient city ...

Credit: Methuen & Co., 1904. On an ancient Egyptian coffin lid painted more than 3,000 years ago, the sky goddess Nut arches over the dead. Her naked body, covered in stars, stretches protectively ...

A team of Chinese students recreated rice dishes based on recipes from the Western Han Dynasty, offering a glimpse into the culinary traditions of ancient China. The project, which brought ...