Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

Imperial founderThird ruler of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle emperor moved the Chinese capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1403. Album/Pictures from History/Universal Images Group The emperor’s ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang consists of 114 buildings constructed between 1625–26 and 1783. It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty ...

The astronomical records of imperial China are some of the most comprehensive archives in the history of science, spanning ...

Known for exquisite porcelain production and expansive trade, the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) represents a period of Chinese imperial rule between the fall of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) and the ...

Its importance to Chinese political thought changed over time, playing a much more central role in some dynasties than others. However, it persisted as imperial ideology for more than 2,500 years.

Beijing, July 16 (EFE).- China plans to open to the public over the next six years the 13 imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), part of one of the largest and best preserved funeral ...