A total of 79 ancient sites, including river terrace settlements and military fortifications, were discovered in South ...

People in China knew the Qing dynasty was under threat too. The Civil War period had done much harm and China’s defeat by Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 was a further shock. To China ...

Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

Two 19th-century tiger guardian sculptures, possibly from a Chinese shéndào, or “spirit way.” Ideal for an entranceway or a ...

Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties prominent officials and eminent people used tea drinking as an occasion to foster friendships and discuss poetry.

SINGAPORE: An antique dealer was sentenced to two years and five months' jail on Monday (Mar 3) for selling a client's Qing Dynasty vase to pay off his debts. Kuok Chio, 42, also returned the ...

The US has returned 41 artefacts and antiques to China as part of a repatriation deal to help Beijing retrieve looted and smuggled relics. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York handed ...

More Design Office has renovated the Qing Dynasty Post Office in Shanghai, China. This project is the transformation of a canal-side Qing Dynasty Post Office into a dynamic community social hub.

But at the end of the Qing Dynasty, people gradually realized the system lagged behind with the development of the times. Following the 1904 document, keju was abolished in 1905 to promote the ...