In 139 BC, the powerful Western Han Emperor Wudi, who made Confucianism the official ideology for his and the following Chinese dynasties, sent envoys on a westward journey that was to give rise to ...

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When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s rise in China.

The stories left untold illustrate a gripping narrative of resilience and innovation that deserves far more than a mere footnote in foreign history books. In summation, these six figures—Confucius, ...

A team of researchers from Fudan University and elsewhere has successfully generated a genome of the Chinese Emperor Wu (Wudi) of the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty.

Dong, who acted as a trusted counselor to the powerful Western Han Emperor Wudi, was responsible for putting Confucianism on the pedestal, once and for all, by making it the official ideology for ...

Dong, who acted as a trusted counselor to the powerful Western Han Emperor Wudi, was responsible for putting Confucianism on the pedestal, once and for all, by making it the official ideology for all ...

Emperor Han Wudi interpreted Sima’s defence of Li Ling as an attack on his brother-in-law, who had also fought against the Xiongnu without much success, and sentenced Sima to death.

“’The Book of Han’ recorded that Emperor Han Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (137 to 87 BC) sent envoys to the island countries in the South China Sea,” a government statement reads.