Step back 1,000 years into the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, when political chaos produced a litany of historical curiosities
Forget about Princess Di—the Qing court was rife with rumors that rival any modern royal scandal, from identity-swapped emperors and contested succes…
How an ancient teacher’s hometown becomes a holy city that attracts rulers and common people alike for over two millennia
China’s newest UNESCO site could hold the keys to a lost kingdom. Explore its destruction and how historians are reviving the Western Xia tombs.
Ancient scholars and ministers used all forms of scathing rhetoric to refute, persuade, and influence—sometimes to disastrous ends
How the pursuit of eternal life shaped politics, culture, and fate in ancient China
Long believed to be a myth, Chinese jade burial suits symbolized ancient nobles’ pursuit of eternal life
Exploring the ancient Chinese obsession with carving messages and poems on rocks and walls
From Wu Zetian to Emperor Yongzheng, China’s imperial rulers were obsessed with people conspiring against the throne and came up with various systems…
Legal, social, and cultural barriers to ending China’s forced labor tradition
From turning the tides of battle to preventing conflict altogether, spies were an integral part of warfare in ancient China—sometimes unwittingly
Discover how ancient Chinese gambled...sometimes with history-altering effects
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