The 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar marks the Lantern Festival. The moon is full in the sky, and families are reunited on Earth. This brings the story of "the lady Chang'e ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

The Civilization series has been a load-bearing pillar of the video game industry dating back to 1991, and though the series has gone through many changes throughout its history, the core gameplay has ...

But Civilization VII, out this month, makes a radical change by firmly segmenting the experience into—here’s that word—eras. At times, the resulting gameplay mirrors the pervasive mood of our present ...

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

Throughout history, China has maintained a deep connection with ice and snow. Beyond simply enduring the harsh cold winter ...

Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included rituals to honor ancestors, ward off the mythical Nian beast and welcome a ...

Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region of China, dating back thousands of years. The site, ...

China aims to send humans to the moon by 2030 and build a lunar base by 2035. (The Chang'e 5 moon lander planted this Chinese flag on the moon's surface in 2020.) (Image credit: CNSA/CLEP) The ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Originating from an ancient Chinese lunar calendar ... when the majority of the United States and much of Western civilization celebrate the new year. It always aligns with the first new moon ...

As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in China — with Beijing’s encouragement.