Five dynasties, or families, ruled ancient China for more than 6,000 years. The last one of the ancient period, the Han dynasty, ruled around the same time as the ancient Roman Empire. Today ...

The tomb of Emperor Xiaomin that was uncovered in Xianyang, China. Known by his personal name, Yuwen Jue, the ancient Chinese ruler was the founding emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Archaeologists discovered three 1,800-year-old tombs from ancient China. The design of the tombs resembles that of a residence, showing the importance of family, even during burial. While looters ...

On Monday, the Shanxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology published new excavation information about an ancient tomb from the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC) in Yicheng ...

Chinese archaeologists have recently discovered eight tombs dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-256BC) at a ruins site in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a region rich in cultural relics ...

The Book of Song s marked the beginning of ancient Chinese poetry. It is the earliest anthology of poems from the early Western Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-771BC) to the Mid-Spring and Autumn Period ...

The amputated legs of skeletons belonging to two men who lived in ancient China suggests that they were punished for alleged crimes 2,500 years ago.