During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

Many ingredients, like agarwood, clove, and sandalwood, were selected for their therapeutic effects. Sandalwood, for instance ...

Luxor Temple used to be the main venue for ancient Egyptian religious celebrations. [Photo provided to China Daily] Currently, there are 22 to 30 flights per week between China and Egypt.

William Dalrymple gives us a near-complete idea of how central India was to everything that happened in the ancient world ...

William Dalrymple has spent decades writing about history, but he’s discovered that an even bigger audience wants to hear him ...

Since the dawn of civilization, our fascination with the universe has driven constant exploration. From viewing the skies as religious symbols, to astronomer Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking ...

Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate? Ancient Egyptians made an early ...

That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite ...

Spiritual bars, which pair cocktails with practices derived from traditional Chinese religion, philosophy ... who are turning to new takes on ancient rituals to improve their fortunes. For young ...

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, also called Borametz and Polypodium Borametz, or “Chinese polypody,” is a plant shaped like a ...

Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to archaeologists, a fortune teller would carve a question into the bone with ...