she was no longer the forgotten singer but the Empress of the Han Dynasty. The doors to the Pepper Hall were wide open for her, and her family’s power was reaching unprecedented heights. Her brother, ...

Last year, a ceramics collector was perusing the wares at a London thrift store when a couple of jars caught their eye. Less ...

Sackler Gallery, provides a look at spin, Qing dynasty-style. The photographs’ primary subject is Empress Dowager Cixi, the dominant figure in the Qing court for more than 45 years until her ...

For many, 1912 is most remembered for the infamous sinking of the RMS Titanic during its maiden voyage, or the fall of the Qing dynasty and ... to the dot-com era, the Empress Theatre has remained ...

Rethinking the 1898 Reform Period: Political and Cultural Change in Late Qing China (Harvard ... L. Woo, Empress Dowager Cixi: China's Last Dynasty and the Long Reign of a Formidable Concubine ...

The figure of the Empress Dowager Cixi looms large here ... effort for which the British Museum should be applauded. The Qing dynasty and its demise has become a little clearer and a little ...

The 70-episode drama of intrigue at the Qing dynasty court features many authentic props in order to recreate a tumultuous era in China’s history The 70-episode Qing dynasty imperial drama Story ...

Born in 1906, Aisin-Gioro Puyi was the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty, ascending to the throne as the Xuantong Emperor just before his third birthday by decree of the Empress Dowager Cixi ...