BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A reprint of a book attributing the end of the Ming dynasty 400 years ago to the ineptitude of a Chinese emperor was pulled from shelves last week, in an apparent purge of ...

Want to watch 'A Missing Scene from Floral Princess: An untold suicide of the last Ming emperor' right from your couch? Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the drama flick. A ...

A decorative box that is believed to have been bought by an army major shortly after World War II is up for auction — again. The box, made for the 15th century emperor Xuande, has been sitting in the ...

Archaeologists in North China's Shanxi province have uncovered a family cemetery belonging to a sixth-generation descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), ...

Blue and white porcelain used by Chinese emperors half a millennium ago — now worth millions of dollars to collectors — goes on exhibit Saturday alongside some multicolored pieces that the Ming ...

Sixteen emperors ruled China during the Ming dynasty, which lasted from 1368 to 1644. Of those, 13 are interred in an extensive burial complex near the base of a mountain range on the outskirts of ...

I am not an astrophysicist, a space scientist or even a "Star Trek" aficionado. In fact, I am among those who would be more likely to call for our country to spend its limited resources on education, ...

Given the western fascination with all things Chinese — from feng shui to fusion food, from Mandarin collars to the mainland economy — it is hardly surprising that London’s Royal Academy would mount ...

Reenacting the suicide episode of the last Ming emperor, Chong-zhen from the classic Cantonese Opera Floral Princess, this experimental short film blending Cantonese Opera and modern dance elements ...