The inscriptions on the artifacts which were recently unearthed in east China's Zhejiang Province have reportedly replaced oracle bone script to be the earliest record of ancient Chinese ...

Dancing lessons, sick leave, wishing for relief from a toothache… Life for a Shang Dynasty prince more than 3,000 years ago ...

Gu Man, director of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, explained that the existence of these needles represent the oldest physical evidence of steel medical needles in ancient China. They ...

Five dynasties, or families, ruled ancient China for more than 6,000 years. The last one of the ancient period, the Han dynasty, ruled around the same time as the ancient Roman Empire.

Auctions Ancient Chinese Scroll Sparks Auction Frenzy—And an Eye-Watering Final Bid The 700-year-old cursive-script calligraphy by Rao Jie sold for $32 million after a heated bidding war.

Smithsonian’s ‘Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings’ is the first major U.S. show devoted to artifacts from the capital of the 3,000-year-old Shang Dynasty.

Jing Tsu aims to make the mysteries of ancient China accessible to her students. Now, she is translating that mission to readers beyond the classroom. In her new book, “Kingdom of Characters: The ...