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

Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

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

flourished during the Ming Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty and the late 19th to early 20th century. In 1992, it was officially designated as one of China's first batch of ...

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

While the entrée was originally created in Taiwan, the recipe was actually specifically crafted for American eaters from the ...

And if you think that’s unfair — or an example of Trump derangement syndrome — just take a closer look at the minerals deal the U.S. fleecer-in-chief is trying to foist on Ukraine in its moment ...

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 ...