A Chinese dynasty and kingdom existed roughly in parallel to the better-known Song Dynasty, but this one ruled by the nomadic Khitans. A fascinating essay on governance, international relations, ...

This story appears in the June 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The world economy in the ninth century had two powerful engines. One was Tang dynasty China, an empire stretching from ...

Chinese historiography generally presents Chinese history through the lens of various dynasties. The earliest historically attested dynasty is the Shang Dynasty, which arose around 1600 B.C.E ...

Ken Wilcox, Asia Society Northern California Chair ... However, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, in the early 1400’s, China turned inward. Many people believe that the decision of Emperor Hong Xi ...

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday Thursday against the background of threats from China, which claims the ...

from the Chinese by Ken Liu. Tor, $27.99 (480p ... Hugo and Nebula Award winner Liu’s masterful third Dandelion Dynasty fantasy (after The Wall of Storms) returns to a world steeped in myth ...

A Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) carved cinnabar lidded box sold for $81,250, an oil on canvas equestrian painting by John Frederick Herring (British, 1795-1865) realized $62,000, and golf legend ...

PAIRINGS of Chinese liquer (baijiu) with cocktails, ice-cream and coffee piqued taste buds at EQ Kuala Lumpur, where it was ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...

Marketing guru James Simpson wants to give Chinese millennials a bespoke drink that speaks their language. Few people are better tuned in to the wants and needs of global drinkers than James Simpson.

吴斌是浙江省杭州市的一名公交车司机，他在危急关头舍已救人的英勇行为深深地感动了公众。 Wu Bin, a bus driver from the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province ...