In China, researchers studying the burial site of one of the world's most well-preserved mummies also unearthed what's ...

On the morning of Sept 22, the expats visited the Han Culture Scenic Spot and took part in activities such as wearing ancient armor and archery. Sidorina Kristina from Uzbekistan said that although ...

NANCHANG, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China's earliest known steel acupuncture needles have been discovered in the famed tomb of the Marquis of Haihun in east China's Jiangxi Province, according to the ...

A major showcase of Chinese artifacts of the famous Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) will open this weekend in Perth, marking what is being seen as the most significant museum ...

Archaeologists in Anhui, China, unearthed 75 ancient tombs, uncovering relics from the Warring States Period, Han Dynasty, and Song Dynasty kiln sites.

A newly renovated museum at the Dabaotai Tomb site in Beijing officially opened to the public on Tuesday, offering a rare glimpse into the burial practices and cultural landscape of the Western ...

Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty prince and princess–fully intact. Their tombs, filled with grave goods ...

Han says ancient people realized the lethal nature of snake bites. By placing a human head within snakes’ jaws, individuals experienced a ceremonial death, facilitating communication with their ...

The Shang Dynasty is best remembered as the first archaeologically-rich dynasty in Chinese history. Historians tend to point to this dynasty as the beginning of traditional Chinese history, a theory ...

Huang Ying, curator of a jade exhibition in Beijing's Palace Museum, talks about a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) dark green jade vase duplicate of a Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) bronze vase with a ...

The pairing of jade and gold would later be adopted by artisans of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) who skillfully balanced the two contrasting materials to complement one another.