A cache of 400-year-old stone grenades inscribed with orders warning guards to watch out for enemies has been discovered at the Great Wall of China near Beijing. The finding shows the astonishing ...

XI'AN, CHINA—According to a report in The Miami Herald, archaeologists from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology have uncovered a 400-year-old stone tomb dated to the Ming Dynasty in the ...

A visitor examines porcelains from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) during a three-month exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing in June. The porcelains on display are both perfect samples and restored ...

The entrance of the uncovered tomb, and its interior. Credit: Archaeological Institute of Shanxi In the second half of 2023, the Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute, in collaboration ...

Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China's Anhui province, smashing to the ground near visitors to the site. Eyewitness footage showed sections of the roof ...

A Shanghai collector bought a rare Ming Dynasty cup touted as the "holy grail" of China's art world for $36 million at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, smashing the world record price for Chinese ...

Climate change has played a crucial role in shaping societies throughout history. Recently, a study led by Chinese researchers has shown how these climatic changes may have significantly influenced ...

Max Anderson took over — there’s more to see. And it’s not just the special exhibitions that keep things lively. For instance, on my most recent stop — to see "The Power and Glory: Court Arts of China ...

Two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 million) at auction Tuesday, more than 1,000 times the estimated price. The encyclopedia, known as the Yongle ...

Art experts in Australia have found a rare paper banknote from the Ming Dynasty of Imperial China hidden inside an antique wooden sculpture that was being prepared for auction. The Chinese characters ...

From the 14th Century to the 17th Century A.D. Ming Dynasty: It Exerted the Administration over Tibet. Basically following the policies of administering Tibet implemented by the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming ...