The garden was closed after China's last emperor left the palace in 1924. "Qianlong Garden is like a small treasure box; it contains the emperor's private collections, which allow people to take ...

British photographer Adrian Bradshaw arrived in Beijing in 1984, going on to spend three decades documenting China's changing culture ... in the filming of The Last Emperor, directed by Bernardo ...

Pu Yi, the Manchurian emperor of China who ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of three, is a prisoner in the palace he rules over. Outside, real power changes hands with each coup d'etat.

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 (624-705 ...

Pundits are scrambling to assess the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s White Emperor fighter. Unveiled last week at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the White ...

This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader's tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal in 1950, Pu-Yi recalls his ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to archaeologists. Ying Zheng took the throne ...