As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...

SeventyFour/Shutterstock Lunar new year is the most important traditional festival for the Chinese people, symbolising unity, ...

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In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

In a message to greet the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, Manet said the peoples of Cambodia and China ...

Red lanterns swayed above doorways, their vibrant tassels dancing in the biting winter breeze. Inside the modest village ...

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 with traditions, parades, fireworks, and family reunions. Embrace the Year of the Snake’s ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

Snakes were not unfamiliar to ancient Chinese people. In Shuowen Jiezi ("an explanation of Chinese characters"), a basic reference book on Chinese characters written in the second century ...