Wuhan Duck Neck is a famous Hubei street snack, known for its tender, spicy and flavorful braised duck necks. Marinated in a ...

Xuanzang (602–664 AD), an illustrious monk in the Tang Dynasty, was one of the most important translators of Chinese Buddhism. His lifelong goal was to transmit the entirety of Indian knowledge ...

The temple received royal scriptures from Emperor Tang Taizong, and is today one of the 10 most important Buddhist sites in China. It has also been named one of the country’s most beautiful temples.

The rule of King Sejo came to be considered one of success and excellent governance thanks in part to Sin. King Sejo himself compared Sin to Tang Dynasty Chinese Emperor Taizong’s (唐太宗) adviser — ...

Among those displays, a Tang Dynasty (618-907) epitaph can be viewed by the public for the first time since its excavation in 1997. The epitaph, engraved on a stone stele, is a national first ...

Wu Zetian, better known as Empress Wu, was not only the first and only female emperor of China but also the richest woman to have ever lived. Her reign during the Tang Dynasty (624–705 AD) saw ...

During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong favored his concubine Wu Meiniang. She fell in love with the crown prince Li Zhi, and the emperor asked her to become a nun before he died, with the ...

The Story of a Stele - China's Nestorian Monument and Its Reception in the West, 1625-1916 The Christian community in Tang China managed to survive for as long as the emperors were tolerant of other ...

Arriving in China, Gu impressed Emperor Taizong, who provided him with excellent materials to craft another bow. However, the newly fashioned bow by Gu could only shoot an arrow 30 steps.

Wu Zetian, China’s first empress, became a concubine to Emperor Taizong of Tang when she was still a teenager. She also had an affair with her husband’s son, who ascended the Dragon Throne in ...

Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, reigning from 690 to 705 C.E., accumulated immense wealth estimated at 16 trillion USD. Born in 624 AD, she rose to power through astute and often ruthless ...