We have seen China suffer devastating rebellions such as the Taiping rebellion. The country suffered a humiliating defeat after the Sino-Japanese war and the Boxer Rebellion saw China suffer massive ...
The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. An international research team has pinpointed key reasons behind the collapse, revealing parallels to modern instability and offering ...
China's last dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, lasted for over 250 years, from the 17th century to the early 20th century. However, the Qing Dynasty, which had been prosperous for nearly 200 years, began to ...
On October 16, 1967, I stood before the throne in the Forbidden City, gazing up at the seat from which emperors once surveyed ...
The Qing dynasty lasted over 250 years. China had been ruled by emperors from other dynasties for over two thousand years. Why did this system suddenly collapse in 1911? This is one of the big ...
China’s Qing dynasty began in a blaze of glory. Founded by the Manchus in 1636, at its peak it ruled over one-third of humanity. Two centuries later, the dynasty was beset by civil unrest, British ...
Hong Xiuquan, who was a poor school teacher, sparked a religious uprising that nearly overthrew the crumbling Qing dynasty. (Wikipedia pic) Have you ever met someone whose ideas were so bizarre, the ...
Renowned Chinese historian Dai Yi, whose life was intertwined with the monumental project History of Qing Dynasty, passed away on January 24 at the age of 100. Dai, born in Changshu, East China's ...
The 70-episode drama of intrigue at the Qing dynasty court features many authentic props in order to recreate a tumultuous era in China’s history The 70-episode Qing dynasty imperial drama Story of ...