From Rome’s holiest texts to a Chinese manuscript that wouldn ... covering poetry, rhetoric, ancient rites, history and divination. The sixth, on music, may have disappeared in the 3rd-century ...

But while its stunning preservation captivates the world, its past is steeped in controversy, forced displacement, and untold history ... an unusual feature in ancient Chinese city design.

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

The author is Wang Shen, assistant researcher at the Institute of Ancient History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

For much of its history, travel was dangerous and costly ... “This is the first exhibition to prominently feature ancient Chinese picnic sets,” Chiang says. “Most people don’t pay any ...

In the early afternoon of March 28, 2025. a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, in central Myanmar, followed by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock moments later. Within minutes, social media ...

Dressed up and doing makeup at Wang's booth, she says she has been fond of ancient Chinese makeup since she was younger. "I find it interesting to dig into history by restoring ancient makeup styles.