In a remote region of China, thousands of ancient sculptures were carved into the face of a cliff—silent witnesses to a rich cultural and religious tradition. In this episode, we explore the history ...

Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest ...

Delicate paper flowers, cut, painted, and layered like small rosettes, survived for roughly a millennium after being sealed inside a cave on China’s Silk Road. The discovery is a reminder that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The apparent contradiction begins immediately, with the book’s title: “Healing with Poisons.” But in this sweeping examination of poison’s role in medieval Chinese medicine, Yan Liu, ...

Researchers identified early handled tools that archeologists previously thought were not created in East Asia until ...

Chronology of Sinitic cores in the Early Medieval Period -- Introduction -- Metageographies -- China, reconsidered -- Geographical writing -- 1. Geographical writing -- Defining the genre -- Warring ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. China Institute Gallery will present one of the medieval wonders of the ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...