The empress had both an internal and an external ... In its early years, the Qing Dynasty had a tea kitchen (for tea with milk), a clear tea kitchen (for plain tea), and meal kitchens.

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 ...

Toward the end of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi arrogated all powers onto herself. This period, called the Guangxu Xuantong Reign, was China's darkest and most corrupt political period.

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.

"Empress Dowager Cixi is a fascinating figure because she represents a contradiction — she wielded immense power in a world ...

Less is known about Puyi's wife Wanrong and her American tutor, Isabel Ingram You may already know the story of Reginald Johnston, the British tutor to the final Dragon Emperor of the Qing dynasty ...

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 ...

One of the highlight pieces in the show is an attempt to capture the intricate power dynamics at work in the imperial harem when Cixi controlled the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In it, the Xianfeng ...

Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ...