China dynasty

Find out how the most isolationist Chinese dynasty also became the dynasty to explore as far west as Africa.

An Zhengwen 安正文 Yueyang Tower Ming Dynasty

This edited article about the Great Wall of China originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 284 published on 24 June 1967. Shih-huang-ti watches the Great Wall of China being built by Angus McBride The Prince of Ch’in, who in 221 B.C. declared himself First Emperor of a united China and took the title […]

To most of the western world, China has always been a mystery, a teeming mass of people in crowded cities, threatening to expand over its borders impelled by its own growth. In fact, while the Han Chinese are the majority of the population, there are over fifty officially recognized ethnic…

During Qin period (from 221 BC to 206 BC), China came into unification for the first time and under reign of the first emperor Qin Shihuang, with government seated in Xianyang (close to Xi'an)

Describing a more strategic approach to defending the Chinese empire against their northern neighbors, a Song Dynasty historian wrote:

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The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fo...

Well, I ALMOST missed this section of history. LOL We were going to do vikings then Marco Polo (which does include ancient China). NOW we are going to do vikings, ancient China, and THEN Marco Pol…

Forbidden city, Beijing, China

Tang Dynasty :: CHINA

Two young Chinese ladies, who are sisters, and best friends.

China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns u...

Chinese Landscape Painting "Guantao Tu" by Yuan Jiang (About 1671 — 1746), now is preserved in Shanghai Museum.

An artist in Beijing is turning garbage into beautiful, recycled masterpieces – proving that art can be created out of anything. Here's the story of Zhao Xiaoli, as she shares where she finds her inspiration, and what she hopes people take away from her work.