Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

People in China knew the Qing dynasty was under threat too. The Civil War period had done much harm and China’s defeat by Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 was a further shock. To China ...

In its early years, the Qing Dynasty had a tea kitchen (for tea with ... The rites for the meals, the number of people, and the use, cost, variety, and quality of sumptuous courses at each meal ...

A total of 79 ancient sites, including river terrace settlements and military fortifications, were discovered in South ...

The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province include the Yongling ... On the basis of enforcing the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics, ...

Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties prominent officials and eminent people used tea drinking as an occasion to foster friendships and discuss poetry.

Two 19th-century tiger guardian sculptures, possibly from a Chinese shéndào, or “spirit way.” Ideal for an entranceway or a statement garden, with their unusual expressions and exaggerated proportions ...

SINGAPORE: An antique dealer was sentenced to two years and five months' jail on Monday (Mar 3) for selling a client's Qing Dynasty vase to pay off his debts. Kuok Chio, 42, also returned the ...

But at the end of the Qing Dynasty, people gradually realized the system lagged behind with the development of the times. Following the 1904 document, keju was abolished in 1905 to promote the ...

The discovered sites and items, spanning from the Paleolithic period of the Stone Age to the Qing Dynasty ... city for Zhou people before they conquered and replaced the Shang Dynasty.