Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the second season of the Netflix original series “Marco Polo” opens, the Mongol Empire is dealing with the aftermath of its ...

Lingering ‘idle men’ who hung about outside restaurants preceded today’s delivery drivers; others had their food sent using ...

Song Taizong, the Emperor of Song Dynasty was recently published by Guangdong People's Publishing House. The book was written by Zhang Qifan, a researcher at the Institute of Chinese Culture and ...

Rare Song Dynasty Landscapes on view March - September 2026 at Nelson-Atkins.

China’s Song dynasty established many prototypes in government, society, and the arts. A system of schools and examinations for entering public office led to an efficient, centralized government ...

Near the end of China's Song Dynasty around 1119, Emperor Huizong painted a parakeet perched on an apricot tree in his garden, depicting its layered feathers and bright eyes and the flowers' ...

Don't put the artists in charge. They're dreamy and irresponsible. They confuse symbols with reality. You stand to lose half your empire. If you doubt it, consider the case of Zhao Ji, the eleventh ...

NEW YORK — Things didn’t end well for the Chinese Song dynasty emperor Huizong. In 1126, the Northern Song capital was captured by invaders, and the retired emperor, along with much of his court, was ...