Chinese archaeologists have made a significant breakthrough in the exploration of the culture of the Xia Dynasty (c.2070BC-c.1600BC) with the discovery of a rammed-earth wall suspected to be the city ...

The discovery of the relics site of a major city dating back about 3,700 years marks a major breakthrough in archaeological research on the Xia Dynasty (2070 BC-1600 BC), China's earliest known ...

The remains of a palace and barns dating back about 4,000 years have been found at two important archaeological sites in Central China's Henan province, archaeologists said last week. The two sites — ...

Researchers have provided geological evidence for China's 'Great Flood,' a disastrous event on the Yellow River from which the Xia dynasty is thought to have been born. The flood occurred in roughly ...

Nestled at the foot of the Helan Mountain, 30 kilometers west of Yinchuan, capital city of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, some sprawling mausoleums of earthen "pyramids" stand as a ...

Two years of archaeological research at the Xinzhai Ruins of Xinmi City, in central China's Henan Province, has borne fruit. Scientists have basically confirmed this was a large city with three moats ...

Thousands of years ago, the legend goes, an ancient people living along the banks of the Yellow River in northern China experienced a flood unlike any before it. The waters inundated communities and ...

The Great Wall of this period is scarcely mentioned in Chinese literature and records. In the 1970s, archaeologists uncovered sections of the Great Wall constructed by the Western Xia Dynasty during ...

Chinese history can be traced back to the Xia dynasty in 2070 BCE. Since then, they have become one of the most modern and technologically advanced nations worldwide. Their plains, hills, and plateaus ...

Chinese archaeologists uncovered the largest Ming Dynasty cannon ever found during excavations at the Great Wall’s Jiankou section, alongside rare artifacts and ancient structures.