Museums, particularly in China and Taiwan, hold most of the best ceramics ... century Song Dynasty Ge Ware ceramics. The three Qing Dynasty emperors were avid collectors of antique ceramics ...

The largest and best preserved group of ancient buildings ... The Hall of Preserving Harmony was also built in 1420. In the Qing Dynasty, the emperors held annual feasts here on New Year’s ...

To ease their transition into power, the first Qing emperor Shunzhi kept many Ming officials and systems in place. He pacified the people by burying the last Ming emperor with honours and gave ...

Manchu North-east China Manchu They conquered China and founded the Qing dynasty. Han China Chinese They are the largest ethnic group in China. The previous Ming dynasty emperors were Han.

Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

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A Qing dynasty lacquer panel featuring Taoist ... In the past 10 years, efforts to restore treasures collected by Chinese emperors have grown, supported by President Xi Jinping’s aim to protect ...

Castiglione, who lived for many decades in China before his death, served during the reigns of three successive Qing emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, and it was under Qianlong that he ...