The earliest ice skates in ancient China were primarily crafted from horse shinbones. Over time, wooden ice skates emerged, ...

The dragon dance is a traditional performance and ceremony in China. It is usually performed during the Lunar New Year and ...

Pure and Infinite reflects the eminent status Hebei enjoyed in white ware production. It was home to the Xing kiln, which ...

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, it acknowledged allegiance to the Tang and was awarded the surname Li, in the early Song Dynasty, it declared itself a vassal state of the Song and was ...

The Northern Song sculptures of the early period were rather coarsely carved, similar to Tang Dynasty style. Beginning from the middle period of the Song Dynasty, the sculptings become more and ...

Meanwhile the Song Dynasty reunified China in 960, fifty years after the collapse of the Tang Dynasty. After a period of initial resistance, the Song achieved a rapprochement with the Liao court, thus ...

Three brick chamber tombs from the Tang Dynasty and one brick carving tomb from the Song Dynasty were discovered, according to an Aug. 7 news release from the Shandong Underwater Archaeology ...

Study tracking climate patterns across thousands of years found that periods of lower rainfall coincided with some major political upheavals Researchers have used tree rings to track rainfall patterns ...

In the ensuing 160 years and more, Kaifeng remained the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was one of the largest and most prosperous metropolises in the world. Speaking of important figures in ...

Song Dynasty: While weaker than the Tang empire militarily and politically, Song rule marks a high point of Chinese classical culture, with a flowering of literature, scientific innovation and the ...

Pictured above is Zhong Kui, a legendary figure in East Asian countries. In China, it is customary that in preparation for the lunar new year, people hang Zhong Kui’s portrait on their doors, as he is ...