The base, for burying Buddhist relics, usually took the form of an underground chamber or underground hole attached to a tomb in ancient China. This kind of pagoda structure was recorded in ...

Ancient Chinese architecture boasts a rich variety ... Pagodas, however, appeared relatively late in China. A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century. The reason is that ...

Once a traditional Spring Festival pastime, this 2,000-year-old game integrates elements of fantasy and imperial culture.

Indian architecture has had a profound influence on Chinese architecture, thanks to centuries of cultural and spiritual ...

Most notably, the Nestorian Stele is a Tang Chinese carving that marks ... Located north-west of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, this museum houses over 370,000 ancient artefacts including murals ...