Such an unsentimental attitude might suggest unimportance, but barges plying the Grand Canal have knit China together ... every structure linked to it—every ancient dock, warehouse, and mooring ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification ... to harmonize its administrative structure with that of the inland regions.

and Guangzhou are experimenting with the co-governance structure at the village and town level. Li has also been exploring the future social governance framework of China’s megacities and has ...

Paper is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. When Ai was 13, she first learned about Cai Lun, the inventor of the paper-making process during the Eastern Han (25-220) dynasty.

It was also looted, but most of the structure is still intact ... more information about the burial practices and social customs of ancient China.