Fourteen hundred years ago this month, fratricidal bloodshed paved the way for one of China’s greatest emperors to ascend the throne. Yet what really…
Before the small, biometric-chipped booklet we now clutch when crossing borders, travel credentials in ancient China took many forms—from tokens and …
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.
From pedestrian wheelbarrows imbued with mystical powers to mechanical beings that poured wine for Tang dynasty courtiers, ancient China birthed mech…
Set against the Tang dynasty power struggle over the succession to Empress Wu Zetian, two assassins meet in a distant town. One must die—and with him…
The character 游 is for travel, imagination, and going with the flow
Exploring the ancient Chinese obsession with carving messages and poems on rocks and walls
An audience with the Son of Heaven could be a minefield of ritual, ceremony, and etiquette for China’s court officials
From exclusive luxury for royalty to the pride of the People’s Republic, ice cream in China has a long and sweet history
From veiled scholar hats to canopied backpacks, China’s obsession with sun protection is not a recent one
Discover how ancient Chinese gambled...sometimes with history-altering effects
With no washing machines or chemical detergents available, ancient Chinese had to get innovative to keep their clothes clean
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