Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor, remains a figure of fascination and debate. Born in 624 ...
Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents ...
Researchers have used DNA to reconstruct the face of a Chinese emperor and shed light on what might have caused his death. Emperor Wu was a ruler of the Northern Zhou dynasty in ancient China ...
Like almost every country, especially those spanning vast territories, China went through a unification process that culminated during the reign of the Qin dynasty, in the era known as the Warring ...
In 1996, archaeologists found the tomb of Emperor Wu-the 6th-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 to 580 during the country's dark ages-in northwestern China.