The Metropolitan Museum of Art's engaging "Recasting the Past" exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

"Especially for ancient Chinese art, we place a particular emphasis on ... memorial seal fragment of Empress Wen during the reign of Emperor Hongxi (1424-25) in the Ming Dynasty.

Portrait of Emperor Qinshihuang As the first huge ancient mausoleum in China, with a river in front ... burial articles of gold and silver jewelry, paintings, drawings, clothing, ceramics and ...

Steles are stone carvings and this collection of over 3,000 depict everything from important historical records to paintings ... emperor Qin Shi Huang, who was the first ruler of the unified ...

In ancient China, the birthplace of silk, it became luxury paper, a medium for paintings and even a form of currency; for centuries, laws forbade anyone except the emperor and other dignitaries ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife ... "It is best to keep the ancient tomb untouched ...