In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

Discover the incredible story of the Sword of Goujian, an ancient Chinese blade shrouded in mystery. Over 2,000 years old, ...

Fourteen years after archaeologists unearthed it and more than 3,000 years after it was initially buried, a bronze vessel found inside an ancient Chinese tomb has finally been opened. In late 2024, ...

The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled ...

In Chunbo Zhang ’s Food Treasure series, cheese oozes from a patterned porcelain crust, while grease pools around a burger ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

Zhanqi village in Huangshan, East China's Anhui Province, is an ancient village with a history spanning over 1,000 years. The ...

Every year, over the autumn and winter months, this district in China’s southeast Guangzhou province fills with the scent of drying tangerine peels, or chenpi. For some locals, it’s the smell of gold.

A tomb over 700 years old in China has a mural with a cat, not a snake, among the zodiac animals, recalling Vietnam’s Year of ...