To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...

Luoyang emerges from the mists of time — a city where history whispers through every street and alley. As the capital city of more than a dozen dynasties, its name has been a constant presence ...

Installation view, ‘China at the Center’ at the Asian Art Museum, showing Matteo Ricci’s “A Complete Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the World” (1602) in the background (photo by Noah Berger, all ...

Western missionaries collaborated with Chinese Christian scholars to translate the Word of God, leading to the achievement of the Union Version. One author once said that in the hearts of many ...

Introduction: Beyond the forbidden city; Genesis of Chinese buildings and cities; Architecture of the First Emperor and his predecessors; Han architecture; And age of turmoil: three kingdoms, two jins ...

At the edge of the Tacoma waterfront, a Chinese pavilion marks a story of loss the city almost forgot. In 1885, spurred by national and regional anti-Chinese sentiment and the passing of the Chinese ...

Chinese immigrants came to America in boats to mine for gold and help build a railroad that connected East and West. They worked in agriculture, factories and the garment industry. Laborers and ...

Vietnamese often speak of a long history of domination at Chinese hands, while Chinese youths are taught that Vietnamese territory was previously part of China. In this July 24, 2016, file photo, ...

BEIJING — Only two leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party have been powerful enough to rewrite the nation’s history. On Thursday, President Xi Jinping became the third. His version of Chinese ...