This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east ... The coal owners set the price, the moneylenders set the interest, and the government officials set the fees. All we can do is nod and continue ...

During the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with the initial wave of knowledge from Western countries sweeping across China, thousands of Catholic missionaries came to the country, including the ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.