To connect worlds, one had to protect them. The Han emperors understood this, and the Great Wall was built over 11,000 kilometers to safeguard against those who might disrupt the network of ...

In the sandy dirt of Inner Mongolia sat a circular tomb from a long-gone culture. For 5,000 years, the tomb hid a large stone dragon — but not anymore. Archaeologists spent four months ...

The astonishing Chinese collections in the Palace museums ... "This stand is made of ancient jade, but the jade bowl that once went with it is long gone. As one cannot show a stand without a ...

Visitors view a jade dragon of the Hongshan culture at ... have offered new evidence of the brilliance of ancient Chinese civilization. These discoveries mark the largest number of such artifacts ...