During the Ming and Qing dynasties, ancient Chinese bells were divided into musical bells, Buddhist bells, Taoist bells, imperial court bells and bells for sounding the night watches. Their ...

Stilt walking is part of a folk tradition of performances, rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such ... to blending traditional folk tales with acrobatics and a dose of slapstick comedy ...

From Rome’s holiest texts to a Chinese manuscript that wouldn’t have fit inside a shipping container, here’s our top ten list of the most important ancient documents that no longer exist ...