When the Qing Dynasty first took control over many parts of Taiwan in ... the capital ended up being moved to Taipei in 1894 — and has remained there since. A 1807 map of Tainan, at the time Taiwan’s ...

The village itself is a maze of dead-end alleys spread among a mix of modern concrete buildings and traditional Penghu-style ...

Once marginalised, overseas Chinese have become a vital bridge for China - and a lightning rod for global tensions Wang ...

[Photo by Wang Kaihao/China Daily] An old and rare map of the Yuanmingyuan ruins was recently donated ... Covering over 350 hectares, it was the imperial resort during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and ...

In May I had the opportunity to spend a month travelling around China. Many things caught my attention while I was there. In ...

The Fengyang Drum Tower in China partially collapsed on May 19, with nearby tourists seen scrambling as roof tiles went flying from the 650-year-old building. No injuries were reported ...

The Forbidden City would be the home and seat of power for 24 rulers—14 from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and 10 from the Qing (1644-1911 ... is about 500 years old, carved entirely from ...

Archaeologists have located Tharais, a lost Byzantine city featured on the 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan. The discovery, near El-’Iraq, was led by Musallam R. al-Rawahneh. Excavations ...

Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan. The team used maps and field surveys to identify the site. Experts believe the lost city Tharais wasn’t just an ...

A 2,500-year-old royal tomb has been discovered by archeologists ... discovered tomb may have belonged to a member of the Midas dynasty. Iron Age archaeological find: British 'bling' from 2,000 ...

Republic of China (1912-49) In the autumn of 1911, revolution took place in China's interior, overthrowing the 270-year-old rule of the Qing Dynasty and establishing the Republic of China.