During the Tang dynasty the clamshell was wide open and remained so for many centuries. A string of inventions—gun­powder, paper, printing, and cast iron—had set China on course to become the ...

Seven years into excavations at a Tang Dynasty site in eastern China, archaeologists have uncovered a rare ceramic found only ...

Liu Tingxun was a loyal servant of the Dynasty, and his tomb figures, both human and animal, sum up many aspects of Tang China at its zenith. They show the close link between the military and the ...

A Chinese study explored how people in the middle and upper classes used cosmetics during the Tang dynasty (618-907). The researchers found that make-up was a fun part of daily life for those who ...