The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...

Archaeologists are gripped by something new about the Great Wall of China, which spans 12,000 miles and was constructed over ...

was toppled by a new dynasty, the Zhou. The Zhou came from the west - from the steppes of central Asia. Like the Kushites of Sudan who conquered Egypt at roughly the same time, the Zhou were a ...

The first two are earlier endeavors, with 10-meter-wide walls possibly dating as far back as the Zhou Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period (1046-256 BCE). A third section built at the Qi ...

One of the world’s greatest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes outside of China is on view for the first time in NYC at China Institute Gallery.

Those buried there belonged to two families related by marriage, and the cemetery contains the remains of at least four generations. Consanguineous marriage between cousins has been proven through the ...

While the National People's Congress (NPC) is often referred to as China's "parliament," the Chinese People's Political ...

Thanks to high tech dating methods, scientists have been able to prove that this section dates back to the late Western Zhou Dynasty, or 1046 BCE to 771 BCE. These findings come from the very ...

Just over 3,000 years ago, the newly established Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC) included present-day Beijing area under the rule of a united central kingship for the first time.

Recent studies now suggest the wall dates back about 300 years earlier than past estimates, reaching as far back as the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046–771 BCE). This stunning discovery, found in the ...

was toppled by a new dynasty, the Zhou. The Zhou came from the west - from the steppes of central Asia. Like the Kushites of Sudan who conquered Egypt at roughly the same time, the Zhou were a ...