Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

Buddhism had spread to China from India through the ancient Silk Road and was thriving in the country in the 4th century CE. When word got back to India that there was a demand in China for a ...

Confucius and Lao-tse were grafting upon the ancient Chinese stock of Animism, or ‘Universism,’ their own distinctive teachings,” American Buddhist scholar Kenneth Saunders wrote in the ...

While investment in cultural heritage is declining in the US and other countries, the ‘unique’ Chinese model is flourishing, ...

A sightseeing boat at a 1,500-year-old Buddhist site was dramatically rescued after being caught in a sudden gale. Reports stated that a strong gust of wind caused the watercraft on the Yihe River to ...

Kumarajiva hailed from the Kucha kingdom, an ancient Buddhism kingdom ... numerous sutras into scrolls of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Chinese, including the famous Lotus Sutra.

Produced by Shanxi International Communication Center On the fertile land of Shanxi, where the essence of Chinese ...

China has long carried the imprint of Ramayana stories within its Buddhist scriptures, a connection that has come to light thanks to recent scholarly discussions. At a symposium titled “Ramayana ...

The country’s ancient dynasties had an on-and-off ... But that hardly means Xinjiang was culturally or politically part of China. After all, Buddhism originally came from India.