Flowering dogwood trees are hallmarks of Southern landscaping. One of our favorites is the Empress of China dogwood. It is an ...

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

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ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2, 1912 (UP) - The dowager empress and Pu Yi, the seven-year-old emperor of China, disguised, are fleeing toward Zhikhe on the Mongolian frontier, according to dispatches from ...

The story that touched my heart the most was the story of Wu Zetian, the only Empress of China. She ruled from 660 to 705 - in total 45 years! How incredible is that! [Photo provided to ...

Chinese Characters is a new series of essays ... she killed her own newborn child – and then framed the Empress for the murder. Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty Wu Zetian started at ...

She quickly became a favourite and, after giving birth to Emperor Xianfeng's only son, was made Noble Consort Yi, second only to the empress. Unusually, she could read and write Chinese and ...

That was Empress Dowager Cixi’s life story; the woman who ruled China in the 19th century and arguably the most important Chinese woman in history. Born in 1835, Cixi was brought in as a ...

Chinese and Mongolian languages. The large mound in the center of Baocheng is the grave of the Emperor and Empress which is called Baoding (Precious Dome) or Dulongfu (Single Dragon Mound).