Here we list some of the sites that are closely linked to the imperial life in old China. The Forbidden City Located in the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City was home to 24 Chinese emperors ...

Alcohol distilled in a replica of a disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old bronze vat may help rewrite China’s drinking history.Although famous medical texts like the 16th century Ming Dynasty’s ...

1. Security through Assertiveness. Some Chinese emperors, like Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), consolidated power through aggressive expansion and subjugation of neighboring states.

The ruler in question was Emperor Wu of China's Northern Zhou dynasty, whose reign lasted from A.D. 560 to A.D. 578. The facial reconstruction of Emperor Wu, who was ethnically Xianbei.

Scientists recreate the face of an ancient Chinese emperor. Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou reigned from 560 to 578 CE and died at age 36. By Laura Baisas. Published Mar 28, 2024 11:00 AM EDT.

Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian ...

As the Chinese empire is rising again, so too is a new emperor. China’s current ruler, Xi Jinping, will likely be elevated to similar stature at the 20th Communist Party Congress in Beijing ...

It’s been a century since China’s last emperor was evicted from Beijing’s Forbidden City. A historian with rare access to the palace’s sealed archives lifts the lid on some of its culinary ...