While Guangzhou was far away from Beijing, the capital, and had always been a trading port, the Qing government thought it was good idea to confine trade to the southern Chinese city. Guangzhou played ...

The idea of a democratic China traces back to the early 20th century and the fall of the Qing dynasty. Sun Yat-sen, the ...

A rare handwritten hangul letter from Kim Ok-kyun, a leading figure in the 1884 Gapsin Coup, has been discovered at the ...

A rare handwritten hangul letter from Kim Ok-kyun, a leading figure in the 1884 Gapsin Coup, has been discovered at the ...

Recent excavation work uncovers a previously unknown temple site, rewarding years of effort by a dedicated research team.

A woman dressed in Qing Dynasty attire poses for souvenir photograph as they visit the Temple of Heaven during the weekend ...

A woman wearing a Qing Dynasty headgear uses an umbrella to shield from the sun as visitors tour the Temple of Heaven during ...

The Panchen Lama holds a pivotal position in Tibetan Buddhism, revered as the second-highest spiritual authority after the Dalai Lama within the Gelug school.

Birds & Beasts mainly focuses on the rank badges that civil and military officers would have worn during the Qing dynasty in China from 1644–1911. Each badge resembled a different rank, according to ...

From the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) to the Qing Dynasty, the central government continuously refined its administrative system in Xinjiang, gradually implementing the county system.