Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

While the Tang dynasty marked the high-water mark for levels of inequality in Chinese history, subsequent dynasties ... Inequality, long growing in the background, now became a glaring, undeniable ...

They view China’s ancient dynasties as something to be celebrated – an attitude that coincides with growing national and cultural pride among young Chinese. Author Ma Boyong is among the most ...

A cache of 400-year-old stone grenades inscribed with orders warning guards to watch out for enemies has been discovered at the Great Wall of China near Beijing. The finding shows the astonishing ...