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The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) was one of the greatest in Imperial Chinese history. It was a golden age of reform and cultural advancement which lay the foundation for policies which are still observed in China today. The second emperor, Taizong...

The term Ancient Chinese Philosophy refers to the belief systems developed by various philosophers during the era known as the Hundred Schools of Thought when these thinkers formed their own schools during the Spring and Autumn Period (c...

Album leaf with Shi'a invocation in nasta' liq calligraphy, written by Muhammad Salih, Northern India, 17th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The map shows the territory controlled by the Qin dynasty in China in 210 BCE.

Sun Tzu (l. c. 500 BCE) was a Chinese military strategist and general best known as the author of the work The Art of War, a treatise on military strategy (also known as The Thirteen Chapters). He was associated (formally or as an inspiration...

A Qin dynasty crossbow (221-207 BCE). From Beiguan, Xian, China.

A bronze plaque upon which is engraved an edict from the second emepror of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) in China. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

Religious practices in ancient China go back over 7,000 years. Long before the philosophical and spiritual teachings of Confucius and Lao-Tzu developed or before the teachings of the Buddha came to China, the people worshipped personifications...

Ancient China produced what has become the oldest extant culture in the world, and this video is just an introduction to the different dynasties and rulers of Ancient China all the way up until the Song Dynasty. The Greeks and Romans knew...

This is a very good video on the Terracotta Warriors of China from the Qin Dynasty. It is less than five minutes long but provides a very thorough history lesson on who Shi Huangti was, why he had the terracotta army built, and how the tomb...