While being plump had a place in China’s history, extreme diets, constricting clothes formed part of nation’s centuries-old desire for slimness.

Spring Equinox is a good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. So to pray for ...

The scientists at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences are working toward finding Tajikistan ancestry through skeletons found in Vadnagar; explaining the Tibetan, South Asian and Central Asian ...

WHEN Frenchman Damien Legave first heard about the century-old Johor Baru Chingay Festival, it was through photos and videos ...

Archaeologists uncover relics from the Zhou Dynasty in China, revealing burial customs and daily life from 3,000 years ago.

In ancient China there was a unique and quirky profession: if someone committed a crime and was sentenced to flogging, they could hire another person to take the punishment on their behalf. During the ...

Each March, many of the country's most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving ...

For Muhammad Yasir Baloch, a Pakistani undergraduate studying art and product design at Chengdu University, every day in China is a lesson in creativity. The buildings towering over the city's streets ...

The essence of cultural experience and communication lies in enabling face-to-face and person-to-person interaction, Zhao said, adding that such direct exchanges allow people to break stereotypes and ...