How far back does Chinese civilization go? In this historical documentary, Kings and Generals explore the Shang and Zhou dynasties to trace the origins of one of the world’s oldest continuous ...

Horses, pigs, goats, and oxen all played crucial, if largely forgotten, roles in the development of early Chinese civilization. Now, a leading zooarchaeologist is trying to piece that history back ...

China Reaches Back in Time to Challenge the West. Way, Way Back. The country’s archaeologists are striking out along the Silk Road to trace the reach of ancient Chinese civilization, disputing ...

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced an American geologist to eight years in jail for attempting to obtain and traffic in state secrets, one year after his trial ended and two-and-a-half years ...

Understanding Chinese history can be difficult for most Westerners. In some ways, it’s difficult to think of two more different nations. The United States is less than three hundred years old.