It is the biggest imperial mausoleum in ancient China. In 196I ... lasted another two years after the Second Emperor of Qin ascended the throne. When adding the first phase of construction ...

ascended to the throne in Nanjing, he changed his reign title to Yong Le. Staying in Beijing for many years, he had taught Emperor Zhu Di the strategic, military importance of what is now China 's ...

China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 20 stated that on Dec.

Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor, remains a figure of fascination and debate. Born in ...

The new emperor took the throne earlier this year after his father ... the emperor’s outer garment is decorated with a mythical Chinese phoenix, believed to symbolise the arrival of peace.

Wu's third son, Li Zhe, then became Crown Prince, but after taking the throne on the Emperor's death in 683AD ... beliefs followed by official Chinese historians over the centuries.

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 ...

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 ...

No drama gets made without support from the backbone of every production: The props department. Props Supply Manager Kwok Kit ...

[Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] When Emperor Qianlong (1711-99) ascended the throne in 1735, he inherited a court of wealth and a dynasty reaching its apex. Perhaps that partially explains why ...

Akihito, now emperor emeritus ... Akihito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989, and China repeatedly invited him to visit. In 1991, the Foreign Ministry considered how Prime Minister Toshiki ...