Archaeologists working near Xi’an, the ancient capital of China’s Tang Dynasty, have recovered a collection of gold and ...

One of ancient China’s ‘Four Beauties’, Yang besotted an emperor, was the target of a rebellion, and in death became a tragic ...

Like the shiploads of sneakers or electronics stamped "Made in China" today, most of the items recovered from the dhow were ...

Archaeologists in China have uncovered an exquisitely decorated single-chamber brick tomb from the Tang Dynasty (C.E. 618-907). Discovered during construction in Taiyuan, in the northern Shanxi ...

In studying social mobility in today's industrialized nations, researchers typically rely on data from the World Economic Forum or, in the United States, the General Social Survey. But examining the ...

Environmental phenomena and their consequences can disrupt social structures and destabilize political systems. An interdisciplinary research team demonstrated this using the example of the late Tang ...

The Christian community in Tang China managed to survive for as long as the emperors were tolerant of other religions. That changed during the rule of the emperor Wuzong (841-846 CE), who banned all ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Men in medieval China could gain high status in society as easily as male Baby Boomers in the US, ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...