China’s Qing dynasty began in a blaze of glory. Founded by the Manchus in 1636, at its peak it ruled over one-third of humanity. Two centuries later, the dynasty was beset by civil unrest ...

The early 20th-century photograph of Empress Dowager Cixi captures political spin, Qing dynasty-style. ... To blunt the Boxers’ threat to the dynasty, Cixi sided with them against the Westerners.

A pair of jars purchased as part of a batch of ceramics from a London thrift store for £20 ($25) sold for almost 3,000 times that after they were found to date back to the Qing dynasty. The two ...

Appraisal: Chinese Qing Dynasty Dragon Robe, ca. 1900 Check out Dessa Goddard's appraisal of a Chinese Qing Dynasty dragon robe, ca. 1900, in Idaho Botanical Garden, Hour 3. Aired 04/17/2023 ...

Argument by some American scholars that the Qing was not another Chinese dynasty is quite preposterous. Since the 1990s, a new school, the "New Qing History" (NQH), has emerged in the United ...

The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. Led by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), an international research team has pinpointed key reasons behind the collapse, revealing ...

News; UK News; Auction News; Ancient Qing Dynasty cup found gathering dust in garage set to fetch £5,000 at auction A rare Chinese treasure dating back to the late 17th or early 18th century is ...

Making memories: A group of students from Tsinghua University, who celebrated their end of semester dressed in Qing dynasty attire, shop at a convenience store in Beijing after their photoshoot.