The archaeological discoveries span several areas of ancient Chinese life, including agriculture, textiles, animal ...

Archaeologists in China uncovered ancient chariots at the Qinshihuang mausoleum site, including rare wheel-less burials.

A new study maps locations of Chinese tombs, revealing over 4,000 years of power and wealth in early human societies.

Among the highlights is a batch of digitized books donated by the Harvard-Yenching Library to the National Library of China ...

DNA reveals that in prehistoric China, men remained in their community, while women joined new family lineages.

Yinxu - known as the last capital of the Shang - is one of China’s most important archaeological sites, famous for oracle bone inscriptions and monumental burials. The new pits add another layer: not ...

Chronology of Sinitic cores in the Early Medieval Period -- Introduction -- Metageographies -- China, reconsidered -- Geographical writing -- 1. Geographical writing -- Defining the genre -- Warring ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

The Chinese characters for Yongle Dadian, using the newly developed digital font. CHINA DAILY . A style of calligraphy once ...