News

The wealthiest 1% of Romans took home 19% of the total income. In Han China, the top 1% grabbed a startling 26%. The richest 5% in the Han Empire controlled 42% of income, compared to 37% in Rome.
On May 22, 1968, a team of Chinese soldiers was blasting rock near the top of Lingshan Mountain in Hebei province when they ...
Lord of the North Liu Sheng’s father, Jing Di, was the sixth emperor of the Han, the second of China’s imperial dynasties, which ruled between 206 B.C.and A.D. 220.
Related: The tombs beneath a village playground near the coastal city Rizhao in China's eastern Shandong province date to the formative Han dynasty, which ruled China between 206 B.C. and A.D. 220.