The Historical Records by Sima Qian, a famous historian of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220), reports that Yi Yin, the first famous prime minister in known Chinese history, helped Tang (the first ...

This story appears in the June 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The world economy in the ninth century had two powerful engines. One was Tang dynasty China, an empire stretching from ...

Start of the development of southern China. Tang Dynasty unites China for nearly three centuries, in what is seen as the second high point of Chinese civilisation after the Han; imperial sphere of ...

These burial figures date from the Tang dynasty in China. If you died in China and you were an important figure, such as an emperor, you would want all of your retinue to come into your tomb as ...

The earliest ice skates in ancient China were primarily crafted from horse shinbones. Over time, wooden ice skates emerged, ...

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

A Chinese study explored how people in the middle and upper classes used cosmetics during the Tang dynasty (618-907). The researchers found that make-up was a fun part of daily life for those who ...

Take advantage of China’s new ... Hanguang Gate of the Tang Dynasty, Xicheng Gate Tower Cluster of the Ming Dynasty and the Grand Mosque – collectively forming a timeline of Xi’an’s ...

reflecting Tang Dynasty architecture; others are "Painting of Polo Game" and ''Paintings of Envoy and Guests," depicting cultural exchanges and the friendly relationships between China and the world.

A recently published book by USM Publishers has sparked controversy with its claims about a legendary flying warrior from the Malay Archipelago during China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE).