Written in clear and engaging prose, this volume serves as a useful introduction to the culture and society of ancient China. It also enables students to better understand the construction of history ...

China's National Cultural Heritage Administration recently made public updates about four different archaeological sitesThey all offered insights into the Xia and Shang civilisations, two of the ...

A leading academic has highlighted China's rich mathematical history, including a startling fact about a well-known theorem ...

China's concept of human rights stems from the evolution of Chinese civilization and centuries of cultural exchange. Drawing ...

Scientists release first analyses of samples from China’s Chang’e-6 mission, which landed on the lunar far side.

An exhibition showcasing ancient Greece opened in Beijing, China, offering a rare glimpse of artifacts on loan from Greek museums.

Given the high material and human costs of long-distance travel, only the most valuable commodities were transported along ...

The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the cultural, intellectual, political, and institutional developments of the pre-imperial period. The four subperiods of Shang, Western Zhou ...

In 1999, New York Times journalist Nicholas D. Kristof reported a surprising encounter on a tiny African island called Pate, just off the coast of Kenya. Here, in a village of stone huts set ...

Yangshe Fu, Chinese history’s first recorded corrupt official, was killed after accepting a nobleman’s daughter as a bribe in a court case. 12 Oct 2024 - 8:15AM When former Canadian PM Pierre ...