A well-preserved ancient wall unearthed in Jinan has revealed that the capital of Shandong province was established as a city ...

Mother-of-pearl is an ideal decorative material, given its texture and pearly luster. In ancient China, it symbolized ...

All three members of the family are inheritors of the Jishan-style mother-of-pearl-inlaid-lacquerware decoration technique.

China's use of rammed earth to make loess platforms with wooden structures on top, evolved from the Loess Plateau and ...

Bronze used as ritual vessels hit its peak era during the three dynasties: Xia (c. 21st century-16th century BC), Shang (c.

LUOYANG, China, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the heart of China's Central Plains lies the Erlitou site, widely believed to be the capital of the Xia Dynasty — the first dynasty in Chinese history.

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and social patterns of Chinese history, according to a study published in PLOS One ...

Surfing has been around for centuries. It is well-known that the ancient Polynesians and Hawaiians were among the first to ever ride the waves, but there are accounts of surfing that go back even ...

A last-minute cancellation led the nonprofit to pull together a timely new exhibition of contemporary Chinese works in just a few months. By Shivani Vora This article is part of the Fine Arts & ...

Archaeologists in northern China have unearthed a centuries-old tomb decorated with stunning murals portraying daily life during the Tang dynasty, which ruled much of central and eastern China from ...

There is no denying the far-reaching and unique history of ancient China. Thousands of years before our time, the ancient dynasties and cultures of China excelled in a variety of arts and technologies ...