It had taken Robert Fortune years of extensive planning and three months of arduous travel by boat, sedan chair and on foot disguised as a mandarin. His aim was to reach the black tea hills in the ...

Chiang A-Hsin Mansion was mortgaged to a bank because of the bankruptcy of Jiang Axin’s Yung Kuang Company. Five decades on, ...

The umbrella on display was given to Lieutenant Thomas Walsh, at the end of World War I, by members of the Chinese Labour Corps, who worked in northern France helping Britain and France in the war ...

Rally against Confederate flag; Deng Xiaoping reinstated; Soviet Union boycotts UN; imperialist powers fight over China ...

Mangaluru: A session on the topic ‘Himalayan Geopolitics' held as part of the seventh edition of the Mangaluru Literature ...

A 16-year-old Tiway Kalang and 13-year-old Rutuk Sayion fled south to Ciwidian Village in today’s Shoufeng Township (壽豐) in ...

As a document released by the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday showed, more than 1.4 billion visits — ...

The ritual use of jade dominated China for millennia, and Qing rulers preserved the tradition, using jade for royal documents ...

The tomb of a Han dynasty prime minister, found with gold artifacts and rare clay seals, offers insights into ancient feudal ...

Baroness Patricia Rawlings, who has famously shared tips on how to run a stately home on a budget, is downsizing from her £8m ...

Discover the rich Chinese New Year history, from its ancient origins to modern-day traditions. Learn how this cultural ...

Britain defeats China in the first Opium War, opening China to Western powers for trade, Christian missions, and legalizin ...