Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The apparent contradiction begins immediately, with the book’s title: “Healing with Poisons.” But in this sweeping examination of poison’s role in medieval Chinese medicine, Yan Liu, ...

Chronology of Sinitic cores in the Early Medieval Period -- Introduction -- Metageographies -- China, reconsidered -- Geographical writing -- 1. Geographical writing -- Defining the genre -- Warring ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

Condoms made from dried fish maw, hanging women upside down, pregnancy prevention was a dangerous business for women in ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...