The heroine uses her skill at growing peonies to earn herself a fortune, and becomes a successful entrepreneur, with a ...

The Manchus are of ancient origin and legend has it that ... wrath and then came their time to strike. Tsung-Cheng, emperor of China, ascended the throne in 1627. The country was torn with dissension.

Of emperors and dynasties - see how ancient jade and gold, dragons and cranes are used in eye-catching, new ways The history of jewellery in China is long and well documented, with pieces dating back ...

For more detail on these diverse ingredients in traditional Chinese apothecaries go here. Items not to scale. Photographed at Emperor’s ... have a ward devoted to ancient cures.

China’s box office records were smashed this ... This has seen old and new collide, with these ancient tales being retold using the latest in digital technology. It marks a new milestone for ...

According to Pak, the Chinese have been celebrating ... However, the riddles weren’t always just for fun. “In ancient times, advisers to the emperor would use riddles to make suggestions ...

The Foreign Ministry’s China Division in 1991 listed the pros and cons of arranging a visit to China by Emperor Akihito, including the possible impact on diplomatic relations around Asia.

Ice sports flourished during the Qing Dynasty, particularly under the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735–1796). From 1742 until the emperor's death in 1799, ice sports events were held nearly every ...

Dressed in the robes of a Chinese emperor in conjunction with a Chinese New Year celebration, Pahang exco member Nizar Najib has called on the people to reject divisive elements jeopardising ...

Contact between the Mediterranean and China was practically non-existent in the ancient and medieval periods; however, in the 13th century, a Chinese official described the city of Alexandria in his ...

The find includes coins with depictions of nine different emperors, but three coins stand out – each bearing the face of Eugenius ... or group who collected these coins,” said historian Rebecca ...

academic Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi finds its reaction to the presence of a “Chinese emperor” in Pahang surprising. “I am pleasantly surprised,” he told Malaysiakini. “Does this mean that PAS ...