Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty prince and princess–fully intact. Their tombs, filled with grave goods ...

The world’s earliest known steel “acupuncture needles,” dating back roughly 2,000 years, have been unearthed in China. It’s ...

Since the discovery of Liu Sheng's tomb, about 20 sets of jade burial suits from the Han dynasty have been found in provinces like Henan, Jiangsu, and Guangdong.

Gu Man, director of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, explained that the existence of these needles represent the oldest physical evidence of steel medical needles in ancient China. They ...

The Chongqing Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology reported that the tomb is clearly dated to the early Western Han Dynasty in Wulong District, Chongqing, marking the first time that so ...

What it is: A type of ceremonial suit constructed of jade pieces and worn by royal members of China's Han dynasty (ruled from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220), as well as later rulers and elites, when they ...

Needle-like artifacts unearthed from the famed tomb of the Marquis of Haihun in East China's Jiangxi Province have been ...

China went through its first great development during the Han Dynasty (BC206-220AD). This more than 400-year period left later generations abundant cultural relics and over 10,000 tombs ...

Archaeologists excavated a rare tomb that likely belonged to a high-ranking Han Dynasty official in Chongqing. It held hundreds of relics.

The only complete Han Dynasty jade burial suit with red threads is the highlight. A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made from pieces of jade for royal members of the Han Dynasty.