Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to the Western Region to learn how to make sugar. After the envoy returned home, he used sugar cane from Yangzhou to make sugar. Its color and ...

Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty Wu Zetian started at court ... but she managed to get close to her Emperor, Taizong, by changing his bedsheets. When he died, she was sent to a Buddhist ...

Two emperors during that period -- Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (581-618) and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty -- left their mark on the city. Emperor Yang amassed troops and supplies at Ji ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains:“Heaven has gone blind!” Thousands of starving farmers, ...

For centuries in China, men and women gathered to play a game called Cuju. Considered an ancient form of soccer, a pastime, ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

April 11 (UPI) --Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masakpo visited Osaka for this weekend's 2025 World Exposition opening. They will attend the opening ceremony for the six-month event and ...

She rose to power during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a golden era in Chinese history noted for its cultural brilliance, military strength, and exceptional openness. The Tang empire's military ...