The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology in North China's Shanxi Province has revealed new excavation findings ...

Made of iron, copper, and leather, the multi-material armor scales are the first and smallest of its kind ever discovered in Han Dynasty archaeology. Found in the west part of the outer coffin of ...

Tombs of emperors in the Han Dynasty were marked by earth mounds packed into square shapes with level tops. Tombs from that time are called fangshang for their square shapes. The mausoleum ...

In Dynasty Warriors Origins you play as the Wanderer who plays a key part in an era that marks the fall of the Han Dynasty in ...

The dragon dance is a traditional performance and ceremony in China. It is usually performed during the Lunar New Year and ...

Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached 50 million. During his reign (140-87 ...

since News China notes that the distilling paraphernalia previously uncovered by archaeologists only dates back to the Han dynasty of 202 B.C. to 220 A.D. With this Shang-era vessel finally opened ...

In this programme, we are in Han Dynasty China, two thousand years ago, exploring the giving of Imperial gifts - an activity which straddles the murky boundary between diplomacy and bribery.

Xuzhou is a city steeped in a glorious past. Having not only witnessed the birth of the Han, arguably China’s defining dynasty, it also hides one of its most important treasures. Gazing at the ...

Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE).

Get ready to slay thousands of soldiers in the name of the Han in Dynasty Warriors Origins (Image via Koei Tecmo) Dynasty Warriors Origins breathed life back into the Musou franchise, something it ...