Five dynasties, or families, ruled ancient China for more than 6,000 years. The last one of the ancient period, the Han dynasty, ruled around the same time as the ancient Roman Empire. Today ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a luxurious 2,200-year-old tomb in eastern China that may belong to an emperor of the Chu state during a critical period in Chinese history.

The face of a Chinese emperor who lived around 1,500 years ago has been reconstructed by a team of researchers, revealing the appearance of the ancient ruler.

How 270 years of uprisings, expansionism, and inheritance disputes helped turn China into the global power it is today.

What did sixth-century Chinese Emperor Wu look like? A new analysis of genetic material recovered from the ruler’s remains has revealed some clues.

Chinese archaeologists say they have discovered the first complete skeleton of a giant panda in an ancient emperor’s tomb, a status symbol that sheds light on royal burial rituals from more than ...

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth emperor of the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) – in the first ...

(CNN) — Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth century Chinese emperor who ruled during the country’s dark ages has shed some light on what the leader may have looked like.

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. The ...

Han dynasty emperor Liu He only lasted for 27 days and was China’s shortest-ruling emperor, but his tomb is spectacular.

What did sixth-century Chinese Emperor Wu look like? A new analysis of genetic material recovered from the ruler’s remains has revealed some clues.

The genetic analysis showed that Emperor Wu intermarried with ethnically Han Chinese, China’s dominant ethnic group today.