"Dismemberment was considered in Han culture the most humiliating way to die. Execution by dismemberment was the most ...

Empress Dowager Ling was not a warrior, but she embraced martial symbols of her own power that were available to women in Taghbach culture but not in Chinese culture. For example, she was an ...

A team of researchers analyzing a 2,100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia has uncovered new details about the fate of Han ...

Genetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

Among the highlights are a wooden map unearthed in Tianshui, Gansu Province, which dates back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), and a Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) writing brush. The exhibition ...

Han and Ming Great Wall protection leads to creation of national cultural park in Northwest China, Yang Yang and Ma Jingna ...

In a significant stride toward heritage preservation, Zhangye in Northwest China's Gansu province has embarked on the "Two ...

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The Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) later advanced and further solidified this system. In 60 BC, the Han court established the Western Regions Frontier Command, adopting the "ruling according ...

Google Maps is one of the most useful navigational tools on Android. It enables people to preview a trip and plan for obstacles. However, knowing how to find where you are right now on the map is ...