When 19-year-old Li Shujin was a child, she often played near a pagoda close to her home, although she could never enter as ...

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

Narrator: Life was really different in the Shang dynasty to life today. Buildings were built from mud and wood, even palaces and towers and horses were the fastest form of transport. Builder: Fetch ...

Testing conducted on the bronze Lion of Venice that stands in St. Mark's Square shows it originates from copper ore deposits ...

The Chinese clay flute, from its origins as a hunting tool to its modern use in orchestras and film soundtracks, has a long ...

The rice paddy area of the Huangchaodun site in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province. Photo: Courtesy of National Cultural ...

Here's everything to know about the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, from moon goddess legends to time-honoured traditions.

Timber-framed structures were the primary source of framing used in China's traditional architecture. The Hemudu Site, in ...

Ancient Chinese music features a distinctive sound, enriched by the centuries-long use of string instruments such as guqins and erhus, various types of flutes, and even an ancient organ-like ...