A new study of two 600-year-old surgical tools from a Ming Dynasty tomb in eastern China has identified probable residues of ...

Breakthrough by woman pioneer led to jail, execution for son who agreed with her decision to dissect her dead husband.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient ...

Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant ...

In ancient times, fame was cultivated in streets, restaurants, poetry circles, where beauty and talent transformed poets, performers into icons.

Geyuan Temple in North China's Hebei Province, reopened to the public this May, houses the wooden architecture that dates ...

An ancient Chinese exercise called baduanjin could help lower blood pressure as effectively as some medications, according to ...

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From shaving off eyebrows for shedding tears to forcing exam candidates with bad handwriting to drink ink, imperial laws were ...