The history of the longevity lock The predecessor of the longevity lock was the "Longevity thread", which can be traced back to the Han ... During the Wei-Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasty ...

Xuan paper is recognized by UNESCO and prized among Chinese artists. Now its largest manufacturer is trying to sell it ...

As a unified multi-ethnic country, the Qing Dynasty’s operation ... on the migration of Han people to southern Xinjiang. Three years after Tongzhi (1864), chaos in Xinjiang seriously devastated the ...

establishing trade relationships with some of the world's great port cities starting in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). "As Guangzhou represented the direct connection of China and the West during ...

We have many examples of ancient jewelry, and it’s likely that bracelets and rings were among the first man-made objects of personal beauty.

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

The Princess of Wales may not have gotten to drink the single-malt whiskey she smashed on the hull of the HMS Glasgow, but ...

An eight-sided Roman ring was recently found in Lincolnshire, England, by Wessex Archaeology staff. The item dates back to 200-410 A.D., officials said.

If you can, you’ll want to avoid shopping for fine jewelry during the holidays. Jewelers are well stocked and move the most product between November and February, but you won’t often find ...

The ancient art of bonsai may look deceptively simple, but its practice requires care, contemplation, and consistency over long periods of time—especially if you’re growing an entire miniature ...

Heeding Gov. JB Pritzker's warning that he would veto a plan that relied on increases to the state's sales or income taxes, legislators instead produced a package that raised so-called sin taxes.