Bush in 2008, consider the final days of the Chinese Emperor ... in office to take up painting. He was enthralled by the arts from the outset. As the 11th son of the Emperor Shenzong, he had ...

and clothing unique to China. In another painting, Wang depicted the Virgin Mary as a Ming dynasty empress, who wore an extremely intricate and splendid dragon-and-phoenix crown, symbols reserved for ...

associated with the emperor, and pronounced the same as the Chinese word “eternal.” The Imperial Ming PalaceThis 15th-century tempera on silk painting depicts the many palaces, pavilions ...

Inside their vast palace, China’s emperors were unassailable ... the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s art historian and curator. The salted milk tea reflects the royal court’s Manchurian roots.

In 1644, China was under the control of the Ming dynasty. The Mings had seized power in 1368 but, after almost 300 years, their influence was beginning to weaken.

December 1, 1922 was the wedding day for China's last emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi. Seventeen yearold beauty Wan Rong was wed to him as the last empress in China's history. The Directorate of ...

Empress Wu is one of the most popular characters in Chinese history. The fortunes of the world's wealthiest individuals reach staggering heights. From high-profile entrepreneurs to visionary ...

Alcohol distilled in a replica of a disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old bronze ... The trove of grave relics included the oldest known Chinese painting of Confucius, as well as around 6,000 ...