Legend has it that in the Ming Dynasty, this area housed barrel-makers employed by Shen Wansan, Jiangnan's richest merchant.

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

As shophouses underwent countless changes over the years, they served as a sort of oversized painter’s canvas that recorded ...

In 2008, Kunqu opera was officially inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...

The Mughal Empire, with its grand palaces, opulent courts, and immense wealth, is often regarded as one of the richest ...

By the Jingtai period, the art had reached its peak; enormous wine caldrons and ... flowers and foliage of the earlier period. In the Qing Dynasty, larger pieces: screens, tables and chairs ...

To stay relevant, brands like Laitangyuan -- a Chengdu-based sweet dumpling pioneer dating back to the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) -- are reimagining traditions. Known for its sticky-rice balls that ...

the Lyrid meteor shower is the world's oldest known of its kind and reliably occurs every April as Earth passes through debris from a comet named Thatcher. During the peak, Earth passes through ...

Some mornings surprise us with beauty we never expect. On April 24, early risers will see a rare and cheerful sight—Venus shining its brightest, joined by the crescent moon and Saturn to form a ...