What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer ...

In southwest China, the ancient teahouses of the Sichuan provincial capital are being reimagined as hipster hangouts where ...

Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each ...

Religious monuments in China have provided a refuge for ancient trees for thousands of years, including dozens of endangered ...

Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost ...

Since ancient times, poppies have been used for a variety of purposes and given a variety of symbolic meanings. Red and white ...

Could descendants of the ancient Romans be living in China today? This video explores historical evidence and fascinating theories behind this surprising connection. The oil rustlers of West Texas ...

Aim for who/what/when/where/why/how type facts formatted like so: Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into ...

The cases are a sign of the intense pressure hi-tech manufacturers around the world – and especially in the United States – are facing as China restricts exports of critical minerals amid the ...

More than 100 satellites have been launched from China since August—the first batches of two mega-constellations that are aiming to have about 28,000 satellites combined when they’re completed.

He goes by the screen name “IShowSpeed” and has in one visit done more for China’s image abroad than any amount of turgid party propaganda. On a two-week trip in March and April he showed ...

But, instead of unwrapping gifts under the tree, museum curators unboxed something historic: 2,200-year-old terracotta warriors from China ... When O’Harrow saw the ancient ankles intact ...