Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Ming Dynasty marked a pivotal period in Chinese history. It characterized nearly 300 years of life in region and produced some ...

The bronze daggers and knives were intentionally damaged during burial as offerings to ensure deceased's peaceful passage ...

Archaeologists in northern China have unearthed a centuries-old tomb decorated with stunning murals portraying daily life during the Tang dynasty, which ruled much of central and eastern China from ...

Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of the summer ...

The Qing were the first Chinese state to effectively control regions like Tibet, Xinjiang, Manchuria, and Mongolia, peripheral regions that were inhabited by people that had always harassed China.

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace that served as the summer retreat for the elite members of the Liao Dynasty. To escape the oppressive heat, each year from mid-April to ...