Archaeologists found the 2,100-year-old tea leaves in the tomb of a Han dynasty emperor, suggesting tea was highly valued. But was the emperor... Tea is often referred to one of the world's oldest ...

The vessel was produced around the time when Liu Zhi’s successor, Ling, was building a mausoleum for the deceased emperor. Luoyang City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute ...

Gold, intricate seals, and rare treasures buried for over two millennia have emerged from a tomb in China’s Shaanxi province, believed to belong to Tian Qianqiu — a revered prime minister of the Han ...

Chinese imperial food dates back to slave society. Ever since there were emperors and palaces, there has been imperial food, which was served mainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines, and ...

An ancient historic and cultural city in China, Nanjing had served intermittently as the capital of nine dynasties, of which the Six Dynasties were the earliest. The Six Dynasties included the Eastern ...

Chinese archaeologists have made distilled wine in a replica of a bronze vessel unearthed from an emperor’s tomb dating back 2,000 years – using taro and the same process believed to have been used at ...

During the Qin and Han dynasties, many homes and palaces—particularly those of nobles, bureaucrats and landlords - were decorated with murals, according to a number of historical documents. In ...