The astronomical records of imperial China are some of the most comprehensive archives in the history of science, spanning ...

China’s demand for gold today hearkens back to the 16th century, when Chinese demand for silver ushered in the world’s first ...

Imperial founderThird ruler of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle emperor moved the Chinese capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1403. Album/Pictures from History/Universal Images Group The emperor’s ...

Since the 1980s, ritual monuments such as a temple dedicated to a goddess, a three-tiered circular altar and rubble mound ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

During the Ming dynasty, China's porcelain production flourished, creating vases and cups that symbolised status and artistry, being extremely expensive.

The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang consists of 114 buildings constructed between 1625–26 and 1783. It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty ...

In May I had the opportunity to spend a month travelling around China. Many things caught my attention while I was there. In ...

In the Han Dynasty (202 BC–AD 220), pottery model ... agricultural practices in the core political regions of early imperial China, CATENA (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2025.109148 ...

Harvesters at work in the fields next to the Yongxi Mausoleum in Gongyi, Central China's Henan Province, on June 2, 2025 ...

Ancient Chinese astronomers were careful in how they described celestial phenomena when reporting to the emperor. To ensure ...

I've been in China for 28 years. Last year was probably the most bearish I've ever been on the economy,” Rein said in a Zoom interview from Shanghai earlier this month. “Youth unemployment hit 18.8%.