A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyu ...

The Mongol Empire emerged in the 13th century under the leadership of Genghis Khan, born Temujin in 1162. In just a few decades, they conquered more land than any empire before or since. Their reach ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan recovered from a slow start against Pang Junxu to leave himself within one frame of a 23rd World Snooker ...

Citing centuries-old civilizational ties and invoking a Persian poem from the 13th century, Tehran said it is ready to help defuse tensions in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas ...

His post also has a mention of a 13th-century poem composed by legendary Persian poet Saadi Shirazi, which goes like this: "Human Beings are members of a whole, in creation of one essence and soul.

In Chinese folk religious beliefs, neglected ancestors become hungry ghosts, unleashing misfortune and environmental ...

The Panlongcheng site in Wuhan, Hubei province, after studies of more than half a century, was found to be a significant ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

The buried roots and stumps of an ancient forest in southern China are the charred remains of an ancient war and the burning ...

Rather, it allowed Mo Yan to become, once again, an ordinary person of 21st-century China. The greatest impact of foreign literature on China is that it helps Chinese writers better find themselves.

A legend, depicted on a 13th-century mosaic in the basilica’s loggia, tells of a miraculous summer snowfall that occurred on the future site of the church. Romans gather every August 5 to ...