The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang on Oct. 10, 1911, ...

The East Tombs are the largest and most complete complex of imperial tombs in China ... Scenery around the East Tombs is most beautiful. Qing government rules designated the tomb area as ...

It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province ...

The Qing fell in 1911 and following decades of warfare, power was seized by the Communist Party, which sought to grind out all vestiges of China's imperial past. With the abandonment in recent ...

The Imperial Guard was a small, elite army, directly under Napoleon’s control. Like the corps, it had infantry, cavalry and artillery. It was comprised of the best veteran soldiers from every ...

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 ...

When Lin left, a frontier guard discovered the sweet potato ... Especially during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, imperial food and drink were closely tied to preserving health, which led to the ...

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.

The only other known example is in the Palace Museum, Beijing from the Qing Court Collection, which encapsulates the finest of imperial Yongzheng period porcelain ... This extremely rare and valuable ...

With a history that spans over 3,000 years, there's a lot to take in Beijing. Discover the Great Wall and Forbidden Palace, ...