Despite being born into a prominent family, he did not choose a life of leisure," says Shang, adding that in history books ...

Throughout history, people have come up with myths and legends to explain the world around them. Most stay exactly that: fascinating stories that are untrue, exaggerated, or only loosely based on ...

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

China's Qing dynasty suffered devastating rebellions like the Taiping Rebellion, humiliating defeats in the Sino-Japanese War, and massive losses in the Boxer Rebellion to eight nations, along with ...

A scene from the historical drama Swords Into Plowshares, which has raised public interest in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960) period. [Photo provided to China Daily] The recent popular ...

In 1978, on the eve of China’s economic take-off, the average household’s assets were worth barely $1,500 in today’s money. Now, that figure has reached about $170,000, a hundred-fold real increase.

The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.

The Tomb, a windowless brownstone building at Yale University's "academic tomb", is a building where America's future leaders are shaped. For nearly 200 years, Skull and Bones has inducted an elite ...