This video follows the communist takeover of Beijing, the proclamation of the People’s Republic in 1949, and Mao’s rule as a “new emperor” — from land reform, Korea and Tibet to his disastrous later ...

An unrelated species of small cat lived in human settlements thousands of years before domestic cats, say scientists.

A visitor takes photos of exhibits during the media preview of the exhibition "The Civilization of the Qin and Han Dynasties ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

From atop their war elephants, the Trung sisters ousted China's Han overlords in A.D. 40. They have since become heroic icons to Vietnamese people all over the world. For nearly 2,000 years, the Trung ...

Explore Xianyang City, aerial footage once the capital of the Qin Dynasty and now a dynamic urban center in Shaanxi Province, China. This video showcases the city’s evolving skyline, where historical ...

China’s final dynasty saw the arts and economy thrive under Manchu rule. But internal and external struggles corroded ...

The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest on Thursday opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin and Han ...

Marking the 930th anniversary of his death, a three-episode documentary named after the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) ...

The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. Constructed in sections from ...

The prosperous Ming dynasty restored Han Chinese rule after the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and introduced numerous cultural and social changes.

What history has long portrayed as a cautionary tale of a woman's vanity bringing down a dynasty may have been the result of ...