Insects have long held an esteemed status in Asian cultures. Here’s how one particularly boisterous insect species is rumored to have altered the course of Asian history.

Bauerlein’s new book, “The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty,” explores the Murdaughs’ ...

Because Southern Tang had declined by the time Li Jing died, and he had declared himself a vassal of the Later Zhou Dynasty, his mausoleum was much smaller than for Li Bian. The layout of its ...