The Tang era of imperial China is regarded by historians as the golden age of arts and culture, a period spanning nearly 300 ...

In niche corners of the Chinese internet, discussions of the very first dynasty stand in for critiques of today’s China. Its importance lies not in scale, but in what its recent visibility suggests ...

China under the Qing Dynasty. From a 1737 map by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville. But we do not have to rely merely on the example of shared scriptures, as the sectarians’ own testimonies show ...

Climate change has a profound impact on historical societal transformations. A recent study by Chinese researchers has found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties ...

China's dynastic history spans 13 periods of rule from 2070 BC until the last emperor abdicated in 1912. While factors leading to the transitions between dynasties are a complex mixture of ...

For over two thousand years, a succession of imperial dynasties shaped China's borders, culture, technology, and place in the world — from the unifying might of the Qin to the golden ages of the Tang ...