The construction of the Great Canal from 605 to 609 CE united the Empire economically. Although the Sui Dynasty ruled for a short period of time, it laid the foundation for the power and prosperity ...

Li Shimin (599-649) was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but its actual founder. His tomb is about 60 kilometers from Xi'an and 22.5 kilometers northeast of Liquan County seat.

One day, the ailing emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685–762) had a dream in which Zhong Kui killed the evil-spirited ghost who had made him ill. The next day, the emperor felt healthy and well. He ordered ...

XI'AN, China, Oct. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The animation movie "Chang'an" brings to life the resplendent city of Chang'an during the zenith of the Tang Dynasty. Chang'an, now Xi'an in Shaanxi ...

The Church had made the great leap— which it has so often failed to do in the more recent past—from missionary Church to truly indigenous Church. … ...

This fragmentation ended when the Mongols swept away all of these states and established the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368 CE), which once again created a single great power within East Asia, and a ...

Over 240 relics from 15 museums display the prosperity of Tang Dynasty (618-907) emperor Li Shimin’s era in the National Library of China (JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY) As the result of a royal coup ...

Epitaphs etched into ancient tombstones can sometimes tell stories overlooked by historians. This is especially true of epitaphs for women. A prime example are memorials from the Tang dynasty (618-907 ...