STORY Tampuumlrkiye commits to preserving ancient manuscripts for future generations says expertSHOOTING TIME Dec 31 2024DATELINE Jan 1 202 ...

Rees is back in Shanxi, this time to explore Peibai village, the hometown of the father of Chinese scientific cartography.

From ancient Chinese oracle bones to astrology and algorithmic prediction, our desire to find out what the future holds has ...

When geographer Sven Hedin set out from the city of Khotan (today Hotan) in western China, he expected to find ruins from an ancient town—but much more lay hidden in the desert sands.

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Chinese miniature art with its uninterrupted centuries-old tradition could play a key role in revitalizing this ancient craft ...

BEIJING -- Archaeologists have unearthed the tiniest known cat fossil at an ancient human site in East China, identified as an extinct species of leopard cat. This diminutive feline was so petite ...

A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China. This discovery sheds light on the ancient roots of ...

These artifacts confirm the site's pivotal role as a hub along the ancient Silk Road, a trade route once connecting China with Central Asia and the rest of the world. A total of six tombs and two ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.