Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Wu worked for Emperor Taizong for around ten years ... many scholars argue that she was one of the greatest rulers in China’s history and was responsible for making it one of the world ...

(Zheng He, sponsored by emperor Yongle, was China's greatest naval explorer.) Within Chinese imperial tradition, the emperor was considered the only official inhabitant of the Forbidden City ...

(Did the Great Wall of China work?) Not surprisingly, the autocratic emperor was the target of several assassination attempts. Perhaps in response, Shi Huangdi became obsessed with the idea of ...

has the honor to address acommunication to his Excellency PANG WAN-CHANG, a Senior Secretary of State, and their Excellencies the Members of the Great Council of his Majesty the Emperor of China.

Inside their vast palace, China’s emperors were unassailable ... Hong Kong restaurateurs saw it as a great business opportunity,” says Zhao. (In those days, Hong Kong was under British ...