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 ...

The bronze daggers and knives were intentionally damaged during burial as offerings to ensure deceased's peaceful passage ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient emperor in China that dates to around 1,500 years ago. The tomb was uncovered in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, in north-central China, the Shaanxi ...

In a remote region of China, thousands of ancient sculptures have been carved into the face of a cliff. Who created them, and why were they placed in such an isolated location? In this video, we ...

History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...

For decades outsiders have told a simple story about the ties that bind China’s Communist Party and its people. This story describes a bargain between rulers and subjects, in rather condescending ...