Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to ...

A bronze compass, possibly used by one of history’s greatest astronomers, was recently uncovered during an archaeological dig ...

Da Tan is a deep pool outside the Tanmen port, and Chuan Yan Wei is now known as Xishazhou, an island of Xisha Qundao. Qian Xun is a direction marked on the ancient Chinese compass, and 15 gengs is ...

Exploring the grounds of the religious site, also known as the Frombork Cathedral, the archaeologists employed ground-penetrating radar to uncover an underground chamber with three tunnels. It was ...

Da Tan is a deep pool outside the Tanmen port, and Chuan Yan Wei is now known as Xishazhou, an island of Xisha Qundao. Qian Xun is a direction marked on the ancient Chinese compass, and 15 Gengs is ...

As the 2025 graduation season arrives, graduation exhibitions by art academies across China have become prisms reflecting what young artists are focusing on and value most in their creative practice.

Journey through time to uncover the rich history of how ancient Chinese pronunciation was rediscovered. Chinese scholars have long debated the correct way to pronounce classic poetry, but the ...

In contrast, another series of coins will recognise Chinese inventions and industry, from the compass, gunpowder and paper to the country’s aerospace programme and highspeed trains. Shikumen - a type ...

Japan’s Osaka Museum of History has come under fire for using a Chinese-style term for the ancient Korean kingdom of Balhae. According to civic activist Seo Kyoung-duk on Friday, the Japanese ...

The magnetic compass was invented during ancient China's Han dynasty, but at first, it was used to predict the future instead of to navigate. Around 2,200 years ago, ...

Bowers Museum Chief Curator, Tianlong Jiao, left, gives the media a first look at the “Kneeling Archer,” a 2,200-year-old piece of art from China just unboxed at the museum in Santa Ana on ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) in Washington, DC, has deaccessioned from its collection fragments of contested ancient Chinese artefacts known as the Zidanku Silk ...