In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

The 24 solar terms, originating in ancient China, integrate astronomy, farming, phenology and folklore. They greatly influenced Chinese life, promoted social progress, and are recognized globally as a ...

Studies of ancestry took great interest in the accumulation of ancient DNA that aided genome retrieval and facial reconstruction. It provided a rare insight into our ancestor’s lives and how ...

support for the exiled Emperor of Persia, and a dynamic religious landscape, Gaozong finds solace in the knowledge that the true power behind the throne, Empress Wu Zetian, will continue to shape ...

The temple is China's only shrine where a subordinate is enshrined with his emperor. Marquis Wu, or Zhuge Liang (181-234), was a legendary premier and strategist of the Shu Kingdom (221-263) during ...

Explore the beauty of Eastern calligraphy at Art Shopping 2025. Taiwanese artist Wu Pei-Chi presents his refined works, blending tradition a ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

Though Taiwan just a dozen official diplomatic partners, it has 111 missions across the world. Taipei has frequently used aid ...

In Montenegro and the wider Balkan region, there is a growing curiosity about international cultures, including China's.