This video follows the communist takeover of Beijing, the proclamation of the People’s Republic in 1949, and Mao’s rule as a “new emperor” — from land reform, Korea and Tibet to his disastrous later ...

Photos taken by Dutch journalist Henri Borel in Beijing in the early 20th century reveal rare scenes from the funeral of ...

We've rounded up and ranked the most powerful and influential empires in history, from the globe-spanning dominions of ...

From atop their war elephants, the Trung sisters ousted China's Han overlords in A.D. 40. They have since become heroic icons to Vietnamese people all over the world. For nearly 2,000 years, the Trung ...

LIU BOQIAN/CHINA DAILY For more than 600 years, the people of the Tunpu, fortified villages of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), in Anshun city, Guizhou province, have kept alive customs rooted in a ...

After summiting at 11 am, the eight-member team erected a survey marker and installed a Global Navigation Satellite System ...

In this second installment of the series, we talk to South African sinologist Paul TEMBE, who, after two decades of ...

As China’s Premier Li Qiang is going to attend the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai ...

On July 4, 1894, the Republic of Hawai‘i was proclaimed after the overthrow of Queen Lili‘uokalani in a coup d’état carried ...

Bronx Science alum, Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), the Democratic mayoral nominee, was elected the 111th Mayor ...

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 ...

From 2070BC to 256BC, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties paved the way for Chinese society with Taoism, written language, music and more. Knowledge spread and the arts flourished during this golden age ...