Ancient History
The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is often remembered as a golden age in Chinese history because it had rich culture, strong leadership, and lots of contact with other parts of the world....
Ancient History
Wu Zetian (624–705 CE) was the only woman in all of Chinese history who actually ruled as emperor on her own, and even today people still argue about who she really was....
Ancient History
Zhang Qian was an explorer and government messenger during China’s Han Dynasty in the 2nd century BCE, and many people now call him the forerunner of the Silk Road....
Ancient History
TheQingming Shanghe Tu, also calledAlong the River During the Qingming Festival, is one of China’s best-known old paintings, made by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127)....
Ancient History
Even though the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE) was the first to bring all of China under one ruler and is very important in history, it only lasted around fifteen years—and fell apart just three years after its founder, Qin Shi Huang, passed away....
