Han Dynasty

Sarah Larson reviews the podcast "The Curious History of Your Home," which finds the intrigue lurking in the everyday in its descriptions of how certain household items and activities came to be.

Long-running hack-and-slash franchise Dynasty Warriors has a new take on the formula with Origins, and it's something special

During Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese around the world eat the miniature molded and filled cakes to wish their families wealth and happiness

Some are from the Han Dynasty. Others are from the 1900s.

Small changes to the temperature of your cheeks, nose and around your eyes could let an AI estimate how old you are and flag issues like diabetes and high blood pressure

Mike Lee and his cabal are angry about a verdict in a state court, so they're going to jam the gears of the federal government in retaliation.

Researchers think the artifacts were made during the little-known Kangju state.

Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Team Ninja announced Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has surpassed five million players worldwide.Wo Long: [...]

MALAGA — Opening last Friday with "Dragonkeeper," also in competition, Spain's Malaga Festival, its biggest dedicated event for movies from Spain and

The concept of a folding chair, so simple in its design yet versatile in its uses, holds a long and varied history that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries. This versatile piece of furniture has seen a multitude of uses and iterations, from the stone chairs of the Ancient Egyptians...

Folding chairs: a versatile, practical seating solution, that can be traced back thousands of years to the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt and the murals of Ancient Greece. While we might first think of these portable pieces of furniture as primarily constructed of wood, their design and material...

Engineers have developed a new kind of membrane that separates chemicals within wastewater so effectively that they can be reused, presenting a new opportunity for industries to improve sustainability, while extracting valuable by-products and chemicals from wastewater.

Couple's tattoos are on the rise for the first time in years, but why the sudden spike in matching ink? Experts share the psychology behind the trend.

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Music, dance, and traditional costumery from Suzhou took center stage at the Travel Bloggers Exchange Conference in Kalamata, Greece, from May 8 - 11.

It is no coincidence that Xi'an has been chosen to host the first in-person gathering among heads of state of China and five Central Asian countries, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, since their diplomatic ties were established 31 years ago.

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The Xiongnu dominated the Eurasian steppes two millennia ago and foreshadowed the rise of the Mongol Empire

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