Lin Zexu's "Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria" was written before the ... A communication: magnificently our great Emperor soothes and pacifies China and the foreign countries, regarding all with the ...

These women served in the military and advised on political matters ... another woman would rise to rule China independently, this time taking the title of “emperor.” That woman is known as Empress Wu ...

Operating from his base at Taiyuan in northern China ... He sought and accepted advice and criticism from his officials and ...

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 ...

That was Empress Dowager Cixi’s life story; the woman who ruled China in the 19th century ... Cixi tried to talk to the emperor to give him advice on how to run the country.

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 Foreign Ministry’s China Division in 1991 listed the pros and cons of arranging a visit to China by Emperor Akihito, including the possible impact on diplomatic relations around Asia.

An ancestral worship ceremony honoring Huangdi, also known as the Yellow Emperor, is held on March 31 in Xinzheng, central China's Henan province. [Photo provided to China.org.cn] Thousands of ...

These women served in the military and advised on political ... another woman would rise to rule China independently, this time taking the title of “emperor.” That woman is known as Empress ...