Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

In China, superstitions are more than just ancient beliefs, they still shape daily life. Some older Chinese believe mirrors should never face the bed, as it is thought to cause insomnia and ...

Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons For centuries in China, men and women gathered to play a game ... Thus, during the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), the game had already become part of daily ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several ...