China's last dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, lasted for over 250 years, from the 17th century to the early 20th century. However, the Qing Dynasty, which had been prosperous for nearly 200 years, began to ...

Eight coffins from Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) imperial figures, including Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi, will be moved to prevent them from decay, said archeologists in North China's Hebei ...

The National Palace Museum of Korea is holding the exhibition “Treasures from the Shenyang Palace Museum,” featuring national treasures and relics from the Chinese museum in Shenyang. The Shenyang ...

Probably Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining, 1688–1766) and other court painters, “Consort of the Qianlong emperor and the future Jiaqing emperor in his boyhood” (1760s), painting originally mounted ...

For little under fourteen years, the Taiping Rebellion waged over China. Seventeen provinces were ravished and the estimated loss of life is between 20 and 25 million. It is the deadliest civil war, ...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) and The Palace Museum have jointly unveiled a new exhibition titled "The Art of Armaments — Qing Dynasty Military Collection from The Palace Museum", which opened to ...

China’s Qing dynasty began in a blaze of glory. Founded by the Manchus in 1636, at its peak it ruled over one-third of humanity. Two centuries later, the dynasty was beset by civil unrest, British ...

From various royal court dramas on TV, you may be impressed by the stunning, beautiful dresses worn by Chinese ancient concubines in the imperial palace. These dresses were made with exquisite ...

An ancient cup that was found gathering dust in a garage is now set to fetch up to £5,000 at auction. The rare, centuries-old rhinoceros horn libation cup from the Qing Dynasty was found by an ...