A jade cong of Liangzhu Culture dating from about 5,300 to 4,300 years ago. [Photo provided to China Daily] Another noteworthy aspect is that all Liangzhu cong pieces feature a distinctive pattern: a ...

Taking advantage of extraordinary advances in the study of ancient DNA, researchers from Fudan and Xiamen Universities in China completed a detailed facial reconstruction of a Chinese emperor who ...

It wasn't until the reign of Emperor Han Wudi (140 BC) that the Lunar New Year was officially fixed in the month of the Tiger (January), a date that has remained unchanged to this day. Classic stories ...

In November 2025, several outlets confirmed that The Mummy 4 is officially in the works, with filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett at the helm. "I loved being part of a movie that we ...

The Mummy franchise is being resurrected! In November 2025, several outlets confirmed that The Mummy 4 is officially in the works, with filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett at the helm. ...

To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...

In 202 BC, Liu Bang (256 BC-195 BC) defeated Xiang Yu (232 BC-202 BC) and set up the Western Han imperial court (206 BC-AD 24), founding its capital at Chang'an, with magnificent city walls and ...

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 ...

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth emperor of the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) – in the first discovery of ...

When speaking of Princess Jieyou, who was sent by Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty to marry the ruler of the Wusun Kingdom for heqin, the director recalls that they found fewer than 1,000 ...