Ever since the Tang Dynasty there has been a saying in China that tea is above wine. This saying was embodied in the “1,000 Elders’ Banquet.” Eight years later, Emperor Kangxi gave a second ...

They did this because the Chinese character shan (meaning ... During the rule of Emperor Qianlong (1736 - 1795), the imperial tea and meal kitchens were divided into the Internal Kitchen and ...

China's first emperor launched an obsessive search for the elixir of life before dying aged 49 in 210 BCE, new archaeological research has revealed. Qin Shi Huang, who created the world-famous ...

I wonder what hour of the night it is, I have no idea. It must be late. It is a moonless, dark night. I’m running gasping along roads whose cobblestone block paving strips the heels of my shoes. I don ...