Archaeologists in Shaoxing, in East China's Zhejiang Province, have uncovered hundreds of tinned iron armor plates dating back 1,700 years to the Three Kingdoms period. The discovery, made at 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 record ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

Genome sequencing of the rare Chinese swamp cypress shows that an ancient tree's genetic value depends on its history, not on ...

Researchers digitally mapped ancient Chinese tombs and discovered that their distribution mirrors shifts in political stability, population movements, and natural geography. Peaceful, prosperous eras ...

Deep inside a tomb located at the edge of the Shanjiabao cemetery in China, researchers found a tightly sealed bronze bottle with a unique garlic-shaped mouthpiece. Inside the vessel was a mysterious ...

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. Emperor Wu ...

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and social patterns of Chinese history, according to a study published in PLOS One ...

Located along the Xiang River, Changsha was a vital administrative hub during the Han Dynasty and earlier Chu State. Archaeological excavations across the region have uncovered remarkable glimpses ...