One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...

Wildfires tearing through the southern regions of South Korea have killed at least 28 people and destroyed or threatened ...

This is not merely a bronze horse from nearly 2,000 years ago — it transcends the title of a masterpiece of art. For the ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

This cultural hybridity enabled the empress dowager to rule directly: On one hand, the Chinese court system rooted in the Han dynasty had ... deeply familiar with Buddhism, a religion that they ...

This cultural hybridity enabled the empress dowager to rule directly: On one hand, the Chinese court system rooted in the Han dynasty had ... his reign through Buddhism, portraying himself either ...