Fossils in China reveal early life that predates animals and show that ancient ecosystems were more complex than previously ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The apparent contradiction begins immediately, with the book’s title: “Healing with Poisons.” But in this sweeping examination of poison’s role in medieval Chinese medicine, Yan Liu, ...

From a 4,000-year-old millet noodle bowl unearthed in China to hand-pulled Lanzhou beef noodles served in Virginia today, the ...

China’s agricultural history with cannabis is deeper than previously believed, with a new study placing the staple crop among ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

When workers in northern China cut into a hillside for a new road, they did not expect to open a window onto a world where a fair-haired foreigner shared space with Tang dynasty nobles. Yet that is ...

Chronology of Sinitic cores in the Early Medieval Period -- Introduction -- Metageographies -- China, reconsidered -- Geographical writing -- 1. Geographical writing -- Defining the genre -- Warring ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

For premodern Chinese people, sleep was much more than daily rest – it was a cultivated discipline and a medical necessity.

BEIJING: For most ordinary people in ancient China, using the toilet was a routine necessity. In the imperial court, however, even the most private act became a carefully staged display of status and ...