Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

The rice paddy area of the Huangchaodun site in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province. Photo: Courtesy of National Cultural ...

After the visit, JAMES OBUYE SMART, a journalist from Kenya's National Media Group, was so impressed that he would write an article on Chinese history to describe the digitization and innovation seen ...

The Chinese clay flute, from its origins as a hunting tool to its modern use in orchestras and film soundtracks, has a long ...

Here's everything to know about the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, from moon goddess legends to time-honoured traditions.

Including rare discoveries like carbonized grains and ancient coins, more than 170 artifacts dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ... examples that highlights China's growing creativity ...

Timber-framed structures were the primary source of framing used in China's traditional architecture. The Hemudu Site, in ...

during the Shang Dynasty of China some three millennia ago; and in Egypt between about 3100 and 2900 B.C. King Djer, a pharaoh who ruled during ancient Egypt’s first dynasty, had more than 500 ...

Along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia, ancient theocratic city-states were sustained ... Rulers of the half-legendary Shang dynasty began to foster the growth of an urban civilization ...