Insects have long held an esteemed status in Asian cultures. Here’s how one particularly boisterous insect species is rumored to have altered the course of Asian history.

Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty. And to get there, she left behind a trail of bodies that even ...

During Yang Di’s reign in the Sui Dynasty (enthroned 605 - 618), seafood appeared much more frequently on imperial menus. The imperial dishes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties (581 - 907 ...

Tea parties were first described in the Tang Dynasty. Large tea parties were also held in the palace during the Song Dynasty, with the emperor serving the tea. Cai Jing (1047 - 1126), a prime ...

They looked to Tang Dynasty rulers in order to use their experiences to strengthen their states. Early Tang emperors, like ...

As Xi’an was the terminus of the route, Tang Dynasty emperors chose it as the city from which to rule the country due to its advantageous position and the immediate access to expensive ...

The elegant depiction and majestic color choices speak of the rigor Du learned under noted figures in wall paintings, like ...

Within two months, they managed to reproduce the intricate details of over 70 murals within the tomb before these precious ...

The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

And they would organise recurrent annual or monthly rituals, celebrations of the ... servant of the Dynasty, and his tomb figures, both human and animal, sum up many aspects of Tang China at ...

The Great Wild Goose Pagoda was originally built in 652 AD during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618 AD - 907 AD). The monument is a symbol of the ancient Xi’an and a holy ...

The copied murals of maids from two satellite tombs of Zhaoling Mausoleum, the resting place of Li Shimin, a Tang Dynasty (618-907) emperor. [Photo provided to China Daily] In the silence of an ...