DNA reveals that in prehistoric China, men remained in their community, while women joined new family lineages.

In a move to prop up his 19-year-old's limping grades, a concerned father hauled an additional desk into her childhood bedroom. No matter that her first desk was gathering dust and that she lived ...

Valuable slips include those carved with the earliest Nine-Nine Multiplication Table, a previously lost version of The ...

China's cultural heritage sites, particularly those in resource-rich regions like Gansu Province, are increasingly turning to ...

A new study maps locations of Chinese tombs, revealing over 4,000 years of power and wealth in early human societies.

This summer, the Shanghai Museum unveiled its latest blockbuster exhibition, “Legends of the Dragon: The Ancient Civilization of Hongshan Culture.” To date, it is the most comprehensive display of the ...

Young Peking opera artists are devoting years to mastering its demanding techniques, hoping to win over today's audiences ...

The last time China’s birth rates peaked was in 2012: that year, for every 1,000 people, there were 15 live births, a far cry from 2023’s 6.39. It was a statistical anomaly, considering the country’s ...

In 2007 China had about 1,700 museums attracting some 250m visits per year. Since then the number has more than quadrupled to ...