The Zhongqiu Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated with a rich tapestry of religious and cultural art forms, each carrying deep symbolic meanings. The Mid-Autumn Festival, a celebration ...

A type of folk music which Chinese emperors and court dignitaries enjoyed nearly 3,000 years ago returned to Beijing last week. Performed by the newly-formed Chou Rituals Orchestra, Zhou Dynasty (1100 ...

Bronze ware unearthed from Xi Ji's tomb in a Western Zhou Dynasty graveyard in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua] A well-preserved tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty has been confirmed ...

According to the Handbook of World Families, the traditional role of women in China was dominated by "three obediences" and "four virtues": obedience to the father before marriage; obedience to the ...

An aerial photo shows tomb M2022 of the Hengshui Western Zhou Dynasty tomb group in Jiangxian county of Yuncheng, Shanxi province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Shanxi Institute of ...

Chinese archaeologists have recently discovered eight tombs dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-256BC) at a ruins site in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a region rich in cultural relics ...

----- Introduction: ----- Name: Zhou Yu (pronounced like "Joe You") Style Name: Gongjin Born: 175 AD Died: 210 AD Zhou Yu was one of the Wu Kingdoms most successful and well known officers. He was ...