When he ascended to the throne, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) inherited an affluent monarchy from his ...

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) inherited an affluent monarchy from his industrious grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, and father, Emperor Yongzheng. Qianlong was in his mid-20s at the ...

The Shanxi delegation proposed the creation of a Demonstration Zone for the Inheritance and Transformation of Chinese ...

Every summer and autumn, emperors of the Qing dynasty including Kangxi and Qianlong handled military and government affairs of the country and received leaders of ethnic minority groups and diplomatic ...

In 1696, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty officially approved the tea-for-horse trade in Kangding, further solidifying its role as a key commercial hub. Goods such as silk and tea flowed ...

Q: I have a Singer treadle sewing machine and would like to know what you thought it would be worth if sold. I can’t find any dates on it, but it has an oval brass with the trademark that reads ...

Chinese porcelain comes in many styles, designs Quakers call on Pennsylvanians to Make America Love Again I belong to a tiny Quaker Meeting in the rolling hills of South Central Pennsylvania just ...

“Famille verte” is a term collectors use for a popular style of Chinese porcelain. If you speak French (the term was coined by French collector Albert Jacquemart in the 1860s), you know it ...

Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. set out for China. He eventually earned the role of Astronomer Royal to Qing dynasty emperor Kangxi. Verbiest oversaw the creation of an astronomical device that was used to ...

Modern-looking performing arts theatres, museums, and buildings tower over the remnants of the Tsinghua Garden, the previous residence of Yinzhi, the third son of the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi Emperor.

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