A Patek Philippe watch owned by the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty, and worn through his five years as a captive of the Soviets in Siberia, will come to auction later this year. Based on ...

BEIJING, China -- In Beijing's Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China's Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical ...

The collapse of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Hong Taiji succeeded his father as khan. In the late 1630s, he renamed his home state "Jin" to "Qing", and promptly declared himself the region's emperor.

Two Qing emperors in particular, Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) and Qianlong (r. 1735-1796), appreciated the beauty of the pergola so keenly that they considered it their favorite place to compose poetry.

General Feng Yuxiang (1882 - 1948) drove Puyi (1906 - 1967), the last Qing emperor, out of the Forbidden City in 1924 and disbanded the imperial garden, was opened to the public in 1925.

The Qing won the throne by toppling a Chinese dynasty, the Ming. Qianlong intended his hunt to preserve the traditions of his martial, nomadic ancestors, calling it “the best way to train ...

Within the Qing (1644-1911) imperial court, a unique collection of paintings can be identified, which were created by European missionaries serving at the imperial court.

He had this displayed on the plaque with enamel inlays. A little more patience is something we could all use, Xu said – from emperors to museum directors. Xu called Emperor Qianlong, also of the Qing ...