"People during the Han Dynasty would serve the dead as one served the living," said Bai Yunxiang, a veteran archaeologist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. "The tomb had a monumental ...

"The Dabaotai Tomb, excavated in 1974, is renowned for its imperial burial system and holds significant value for the study of the Han Dynasty's ... of the Youyan region during Western Han.

Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

One of the celebrated eight imperial crafts, including jade carving and cloisonne of ancient China, filigree inlay dates back over 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). This intricate craft ...

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 ...

When the Qing Dynasty first took control over many parts of Taiwan in ... The administrative center was in Taiwan Prefecture, in today’s Tainan. But as Han settlement expanded and due to rebellions ...

Our findings are consistent with historical records of agricultural development during the Han dynasty, further supporting that this period was a key stage in the intensification of farmland ...

Besides this slip, other slips among this batch also provide further insight into the military and administrative structures on China's northwestern ­frontier during the Han ­Dynasty (206BC-AD220).

Thus, during the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), the game had already become part of daily life in the imperial court and among the elites, and it also began to be played in town squares and streets of ...

Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 BC. During the Han Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached 50 million. During his reign (140-87 ...

During this time period, after the fall of the Han Dynasty, three separate kingdoms emerged and warred for control of China. This massive conflict was adapted in one of the most famous pieces of ...

On the eve of her mid-March wedding weekend downtown, the Manhattan antique and vintage jewelry dealer arranged herself a ...