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In Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archeologists recently unearthed remains of two chariots from the No 2 pit at the mausoleum belonging to Qinshihuang, China's first emperor who unified the country in 221 BC.
A special exhibition titled “The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles -- China-France Cultural Encounters in the 17th-18th Centuries” opened on Monday at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic ties as well as the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism.
The Potala Palace in the Xizang autonomous region has achieved notable results in phases in the protection and utilization of ancient texts.
Archaeologists have discovered a rare Terracotta Warrior figure resembling a senior military officer in the No. 2 pit nearby the tomb of Qinshihuang, the First Qin Emperor.
DNA technology has decoded information about a newly discovered cemetery and the intriguing relationship between two extended families living nearly 3,000 years ago in what is now Beijing.
About 30 rocks containing dinosaur bone fossils were unearthed at Port Island in Hong Kong, south China, according to the Development Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (DEVB) on Wednesday.
A group of teachers from Central China Normal University and Peking Opera theater of Hubei Province embarked on a journey of cultural exchanges to Indonesia on Wednesday evening.
New evidence of East Asia's earliest rice beer was recently found in China. Researchers revealed 10,000-year-old fermentation techniques at Shangshan site, East China's Zhejiang Province.
In recent days, the temperature has dropped to around minus 10 degrees Celsius in Karamay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. A group of white-headed ducks (Oxyura leucocephala), along with seven-month-old ducklings, have begun their migration south for the winter.
People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to the Chinese nation, sharing a deep understanding of the values of peace, harmony, and unity embodied in the Spring Festival, according to China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday.
Archaeologists have uncovered 1,240 ancient tombs in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, revealing nearly 4,000 artifacts during the past two years. Among the findings are the tombs of the family of Dong Guifei.
China’s Shanxi Institute for the Preservation of Ancient Architecture and Polychrome Murals (Shanxi Ancient Architecture Institute) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Harvard University's Chinese Art Media Lab (CAMLab) to jointly promote the preservation, study, and dissemination of Shanxi's ancient architectural heritage, according to Shanxi Ancient Architecture Institute on Tuesday.
China's ambassador to the U.S. has said that a program encouraging more young people in the United States to study in China is prospering.
Nearly 1,000 thangka paintings have been cataloged, appraised, and scanned in high definition in the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, since the palace began digitizing them in early March.
Within three months, more than 530,000 of these magnets have been sold, making it the museum's most sought-after product in nearly two decades.
An exhibition in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, showcases artifacts from three world-class heritage sites, marking a significant milestone in cultural exchange.
A number of 300,000-year-old human fossils from Hualongdong site in East China's Anhui Province have been identified as the earliest archaic humans in East Asia to transition toward modern Homo sapiens.
A set of scale armor dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD25) was recently found in the tomb of Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun. Known as "fish-scale" armor due to its layers of scales, its smallest piece is 1 centimeter wide and about 0.2 centimeters thick.
The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, Sichuan province, was granted an Award of Merit at the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec 6.
China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, leading to their inclusion on the UNESCO-endorsed Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The news that Spring Festival was officially recognized by UNESCO on Wednesday has generated an outpouring of pride across Chinese American communities in the United States.
Weng Liyu, a native of Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, operates a Shaxian delicacy restaurant in Paris, France.
The Chinese people have expressed their immense joy and pride over the recent honor bestowed upon Spring Festival, the country's oldest and most important traditional festival.
In response to UNESCO on Wednesday inscribing Spring Festival on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian congratulated China on this achievement on Thursday.
Renowned romance novelist Qiong Yao died in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Wednesday. She was 86.
The Natural History Museum of China has put out an appeal for private donations to expand its collection for a new pavilion which has been under construction since late September and is due to open in 2029.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added "Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional New Year" to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Wednesday to inscribe Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new year on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Famous romance novelist Chiung Yao passes away on Wednesday, according to media reports.
The newly revised Law on Protection of Cultural Relics will take effect on March 1, guiding the protection and management of these precious items to better meet the requirements of the new era and give cultural heritage a new lease of life.
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