Philosopher Byung-Chul Han has been awarded Spain's 2025 Princess of Asturias Prize for Humanities for his writings on the ills of digital technology and contemporary capitalism.

More than 1,500 years ago, poet Lu Kai, living in the south, sent a sprig of plum blossom to his friend Fan Ye in the north ...

Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared with ox blood, marched toward the opulent vaults held by the Han dynasty's elite rulers. As recorded in the ancient text Han Shu (the book of Han ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 19, 2025 shows the Jade Lake in Mangya, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Because of the difference in ...

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During the Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-256 BC), jade ... The shared reverence for jade among the Han and other ethnic groups' regimes reveals a deep cultural harmony and a peaceful ethos that ...

During the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), calligraphy began to be appreciated as an independent art form. It reached a high level of sophistication in the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279 ...

'What did I do so wrong?' asks DP's Lee in appeal for support in North Gyeongsang ...

Journey through the ancient city of Samarkand where culinary rituals and timeless tales of the Silk Road converge—from Ferghana horses to millet noodles and salty Uzbek candy.

The Inquirer aims to represent the geographic, cultural, and culinary diversity of the region in its coverage. Inquirer staffers and contributors do not accept free or comped meals — all meals are ...

jade from Khotan, and horses and furs from the nomads of the Steppe. In historical records, communication between China and Central Asia has been unbroken ever since the opening of the Silk Road in ...