A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's engaging "Recasting the Past" exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

Nostalgic and melancholic, the poetry of Yan Jidao in “XiaoshanCi” is characterized by its meticulous observation of the natural world – of rivers, mists, ...

To truly get an impression of the place, the only way is by traveling it, she believes. For the next 44 years, Rawson ...

The documentary sheds light on the preservation of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, the innovative development of ...

William Dalrymple's how India was a major trading partner of the Roman Empire Trade was primarily conducted through sea routes rather than the Silk Road Hundreds of vessels arrived in India each ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...

"What does it mean to be a woman?" As International Women's Day approaches, we invite three women — from the worlds of extreme sports, scientific education, and traditional art — to share ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered a 2,800-year-old fortified wall that predates the country's first emperor. The wall, which runs through a narrow mountain pass in the eastern province of ...