The Temple of Heaven and Great Hall of the People embody distinct parts of China’s history, which Xi Jinping has sought to ...

A good night of shut eye is part of the human condition and ancient Chinese rules involving mirrors and sharp objects remain ...

What did Thucydides really say on this? And what’s Athens and Sparta got to do with the current state of US-China relations?

Thucydides Trap describes how rising powers and established powers can drift into conflict due to fear and competition. The ...

Spanish potter Jaume Ribalta (left) and his friends display porcelain at a fair in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. XINHUA .

The stage Liang stood upon was the Ox King Temple stage in Weicun town, Linfen city. Constructed in 1283 during the Yuan ...

A fortuitous accident transformed the life of a farmer in Sichuan Province in 1929 when he uncovered jade, leading to the remarkable discovery of Sanxingdui. This Bronze Age site is a treasure trove ...

While there is some debate, card games are believed to have originated in 9th-century China. The earliest official record ...

These ancient oral hygiene methods will have you singing praises to your toothpaste tube.

Xi Jinping wondered to Donald Trump if the U.S. and China could overcome drifting toward war.

Xi Jinping likes the Greek analogy because he thinks China is the rising power and the U.S. is in decline. He might think ...

A legitimate ruler for 15 years – but de facto leader for years more than that – Wu Zetian is remembered as a complex ...