Human civilization doesn’t get much more ancient than China, whose history dates back more than 5,000 years and whose global influence can be seen in everything from how people govern to what ...

I bought this coin in the museum shop at Xian in China in 2001. It does not have much value but is a constant reminder to me of how ancient the Chinese civilisation is and how different their ways ...

MAEBASHI--Archaeologists uncovered an estimated 100,000 ancient coins, some of which are of Chinese origin and are more than 2,000 years old. The coins were tied together in bundles with straw ...