Yao ’s tomb is located west of Guocun Village and north of Laohe River, about 35 kilometers northeast of the county town of Linfen, Shanxi Province. It was built in memory of Yao, the leader of ...
From Kublai Khan to Chairman Mao, China has a storied history of towering figures when it comes to state affairs. None, though, have loomed larger than the former basketball star Yao Ming, who ...
When he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, Yao Ming was quite a unique physical specimen. A 7'6'', 310-pound giant from China with an incredibly soft ...
Three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before they allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal convicted of ...
The teeming masses of fans -- with cameras, basketball jerseys and markers in hand -- have been waiting outside the Hyatt in Atlanta for the past two hours. When Yao Ming emerges from the hotel ...
Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.
Hall of Famer and 8x All Star, Yao Ming sat with fellow Hall of Famer, Shaquille ONeal to reminisce about his journey to the NBA from China. Yao discusses when his love for the game began and the ...