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China’s Communist Party often speaks proudly about what it claims to be 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. But its leaders are still struggling to decide what they should say about the past ...

The history of Wang Mang, a Han dynasty minister and imperial cousin who later founded his own short-lived dynasty, resonates across time In the ancient Chinese calendar, the year corresponding to AD1 ...

Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich painstakingly collected the coinage of the House of Romanov, Russia’s second imperial dynasty, which ruled from 1613 to 1917. The history of this powerful family can be ...

With a history that spans over 3,000 years ... a luxurious retreat for the Chinese imperial family featuring lakes, gardens and opulent residences. Originally built in 1750, it was beloved ...

We examine their history. The breathy charm of the Chinese clay flute ... It evolved to become an imperial court instrument and today is the signature clay instrument of modern Chinese orchestras.

This is the eighth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional ... different types of instrument, and their history. Stone, widely available and highly durable ...

From emotional therapy and missionary interventions in the late imperial era to the establishment of neuropsychiatry ... medicalization of the mind in shifting political contexts of Chinese history.

Throughout American history, presidents have repeatedly sought to increase their powers, nowhere more so than in the context ...

1891: French poet Arthur Rimbaud dies of bone cancer aged 37. 1911: The Chinese Imperial army recaptures Nanking amid much bloodshed. 1917: The new Bolshevik government under Lenin suspends freedom of ...

“I was deeply influenced by my Shifu (teacher), Ding Guang Zhou, a seventh-generation disciple of Chinese Imperial Cuisine,” Chef Guo said. “Studying Ding’s writings on vegetarian ...

At The Imperial Treasure, which opened Oct. 8 in Matthews, you can expect to savor traditional Chinese cuisine and wok-fired flavors in every dish. “The collaborative culture within the kitchen ...