To track the species' decline, researchers have turned to an unusual source— ancient Chinese poetry. Researchers analyzed 724 ancient Chinese poems that referenced the Yangtze porpoise.

Some of the best ancient weapons aren’t offensive ... Dating back to the Warring States period in China, the repeating crossbow could hold multiple bolts and would knock and cock the weapon ...

A creature once revered in ancient Chinese folklore and immortalized in poetry for its playful spirit and perpetual smile is now swimming against extinction. The Yangtze finless porpoise—Asia ...

“Poems are actually ancient citizen science,” says study co-author Jiajia Liu, an ecologist at Fudan University in China, to McKenzie Prillaman at Science News. “These data are not perfect.

according to a report from China Daily. The project was based on an ancient bamboo text called the "Shi Fang" manuscript. The text offers a wealth of information on ancient Chinese cooking ...

A team of Chinese students recreated rice dishes based on recipes from the Western Han Dynasty, offering a glimpse into the culinary traditions of ancient China. The project, which brought ...

The trade war between the U.S. and China rages on but it did not spoil the mood of bidders taking part in a fine classical Chinese paintings auction in Hong Kong as an ancient scroll sold for a ...

A cave painting discovered in Altay depicts ancient people skiing [Photo/Official Weibo account of the State Bureau of Cultural Relics] Throughout history, China has maintained a deep connection ...

History is not solely shaped by adults, and throughout its 5,000-year history, China has seen its share of influential young figures. From boy emperors to philosopher prodigies, pivotal events in ...

Ancient Chinese music features a distinctive sound, enriched by the centuries-long use of string instruments such as guqins and erhus, various types of flutes, and even an ancient organ-like ...

Black Myth: Wukong recreates the architectural style from Journey to the West in remarkable details through a vast digital archive of ancient Chinese buildings. Yang Qi, the artistic director at ...

Seven-year-old Claire LeMaster has been playing the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong for a year. "When my mom is playing with her friends, I can help her a lot, and then if you're in a Mahjong ...