What can a prehistoric jade cong crafted in Neolithic China tell us about the cosmos? A cong is a tube-shaped object that has a square outer perimeter and a circular, hollow inner perimeter.

Han Gan is one of the greatest horse painters in the history of Chinese art. He captured Night-Shining White’s incredibly spirited character in this famous scroll painting.

In the 1970s, archaeologists in China made one of the most impressive archaeological discoveries in world history from the tomb of a marquis (the Marquis Yi of Zeng) who lived and died in south China in the 5th century BCE. It is a set of 65 perfectly tuned bronze bells that can play any song that can be played on a piano.

Join Noah and Cortney as they explore one of the most fascinating tomb sites in the history of Chinese archaeology, the tomb of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi.

Did you know that around 4,000 years ago the ancient Chinese invented their own unique metallurgical technique to cast bronze objects?

Did you know one of the earliest silk paintings in Chinese history came from an ancient tomb that was so well preserved that the woman’s body looked like it had been mummified?

How long did it take artisans to carve this jade pendant in the shape of a sinuous dragon in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco? And are those raptors’ heads incorporated into the design?

Happy Lunar New Year! 2024 is the the year of the wood dragon. The dragon is the fifth animal in the Chinese zodiac. Do you know what zodiac year you were born in? Wishing you all good health in the New Year! 🐲

Ever wonder how to remember all those Chinese dynasties? Here's a useful tool!

How did ancient Chinese kings predict the future with turtle shells? 🐢 Why did a Shang dynasty king use turtle shells and to resolve his terrible toothache? 🦷

What can a 13th century Chinese ink painting of six persimmons teach us about enlightenment?

Is it possible that this jade disk, made during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, symbolizes heaven? Why did ancient peoples in China, like people of the Liangzhu culture (c. 3000–2000 BCE) make them?