Beneath a grassy, pyramid-shaped mound outside the Chinese city of Xi’an lies the burial chamber of Qin Shi Huang, the ruler ...

Near the city of Xi’an in central China, an army stands in silent formation underground, thousands of life-size soldiers ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. Emperor Wu ...

On the night the Forbidden City caught fire, a group of foreigners watched, cocktails in hand, from the roof of the Grand Hôtel de Pékin. They had been listening to an orchestra of Russian émigrés – ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Archaeologists in China said they've found a giant panda's skeleton buried in the tomb of a Chinese ...

A Patek Philippe watch owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi—the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty—sold for $5.1 million hammer at an auction Tuesday, more than 85 years after it was first made by the German ...

A rare Imperial robe worn by the Emperor of China is coming to auction in May. The “twelve symbol” blue silk dragon robe dates to the early 19th century and would have been worn by the Chinese Emperor ...

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction’s conclusion. A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for ...