Chinese Characters is a new series of essays exploring ... Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne ...

According to writings of court historian ... working on the site told the Chinese press that the chamber may have been built for the soul of the emperor. Experimental pits dug around the tomb ...

An exhibition showcasing 64 archives of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) concerning his wishes for Chinese New Year kicked off at The First Historical Archives of China in Beijing on ...

Chinese characters are spaced so that they ... so they don't mind to destroy the ancient things with their bad writing, so they can carve the Emperor's poem on the beautiful piece.