A Patek Philippe watch owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi—the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty—sold for $5.1 million hammer at an auction Tuesday, more than 85 years after it was first made by the German ...

The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. In 1420, while Europe was in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War and yet to discover America, China’s Ming Dynasty ruler was ...

Probably Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining, 1688–1766) and other court painters, “Consort of the Qianlong emperor and the future Jiaqing emperor in his boyhood” (1760s), painting originally mounted ...

Empress Xiaoxian, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1777, with repainting possibly in 19th century, Ignatius Sichelbarth (Ai Qimeng) [China (born in Bohemia), 1708–1780], Yi Lantai (active about ...

A new phone app is allowing children the chance to experience life as a Qing Dynasty ruler. It's part of a trend to make history more inviting to the younger generation, Wang Kaihao reports. The ...

In the center of China’s Beijing stands the Forbidden City, the largest palace in the world. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but for over 500 years it was the royal home of 24 emperors from ...

Gifted to Chinese emperors by European missionaries during the Qing dynasty, the ‘zimingzhong’ showcase the melding of art and technology. By Andrew Paul Published Feb 6, 2024 12:45 PM EST Get the ...

A royal blue 18th-century Chinese vase decorated with gold and silver, which sat in a U.K. kitchen for several years, just sold at auction for about $1.8 million after historians realized it had once ...

Tea has been the chief drink in China since ancient times, and tea drinking has been a custom for almost as long. Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties prominent ...

It’s Lunar New Year. Wearing their finest festive clothes, an 18th century family sits down to feast on a lavish banquet in a room adorned with auspicious signage. This scene will sound familiar to ...