Archaeologists in China have brewed distilled wine in a replica of a 2,000-year-old bronze vessel unearthed from an emperor’s tomb ... as well as the oldest known painting of Confucius found ...

Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) Emperor Zhao Ji's Rui He Tu captivates ... He Tu (Auspicious Cranes), a legendary traditional Chinese painting masterpiece created by Zhao Ji (1082-1135), also ...

Dr Shane McCausland, a leading expert on early Chinese painting, has studied the ... the court was once again beset by the same old problems. One day the Emperor Xiaowudi observed to his favourite ...