Qin Shi Huang famously sent alchemists east to Japan seeking immortality. Now, a newly discovered inscription suggests he ...

Nonetheless, the number 9,999 is auspicious in Chinese culture, associated with the emperor, and pronounced the same as the Chinese word “eternal.” The Imperial Ming PalaceThis 15th-century ...

The poem was written by Liu Zhangqing (726-789), who lived during China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), an era known not only for ...