Insects have long held an esteemed status in Asian cultures. Here’s how one particularly boisterous insect species is rumored ...

Every year, over the autumn and winter months, this district in China’s southeast Guangzhou province fills with the scent of ...

Archaeologists Unearth More Than 100,000 Ancient Coins, Carrying Traits of China’s First Unified Currency Archaeologists unearthed a collection of more than 100,000 ancient coins that were bundled up ...

Imagine a giant ship, the Nanhai No 1, sailing the sea over 800 years ago during the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). This was a time when China traded with many other countries. The ship was ...

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The exhibition provides new perspectives on the history of Chinese maritime trade, and allows visitors to learn about the ...

The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though they were not the majority among Mongols, the Church of the East managed to ...

It was a sign of how strong trade was during the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). The boat’s name was Nanhai No 1. Ever since Nanhai No 1 was discovered in 1987, archaeologists and historians ...

Last year, excavations were carried out on 14 archaeological sites, focusing on the development of the ceramic industry in ...

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Du Bao, the prefect of the Southern Song Dynasty, had strict family education. Her only daughter, Du Liniang, was elegant and beautiful. In spring, she played in ...

An important part of the library's holdings is the Wenyuange (Pavilion of Literary Profundity) collection of the Ming emperors which includes rare Southern ... the Tang Dynasty, Song and Yuan ...