The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

The passage leading to the main tomb chamber at the Cao Cao Mausoleum Museum in Anyang, Henan province. WANG KAIHAO/WANG RU/CHINA DAILY The mausoleum in suburban Anyang, Henan province, seemed not to ...

he unified northern China and paved the way for his son to found the Wei Dynasty (220-265), one of the three dynasties that coexisted during the Three Kingdoms (220-280) period. Although Cao could ...

Actor Lee Wei (李威) was released on bail on Monday after being named as a suspect in the death of a woman whose body was found in the meeting place of a Buddhist group in Taipei’s Daan District (大安) ...

The 'Wei-suo system' can be understood as a military management system that has clear divisions. It flourished during the Ming Dynasty and offered ... sandstone slabs. Cao Jin, the head of the ...

Lee Wei made his debut in 2000 as part of the pop duo Wewe and also acted in idol dramas such as Kiss of the Toast (2001, also known as Toast Boy's Kiss) and My Lucky Star (2007).