The Qing were the last dynasty close dynastyA ... Yongzheng's father the Kangxi Emperor did not clearly designate a successor, and there was much competition among the princes as to who would ...

The Hall of Grand Favor in the Qing East tombs ... stands behind; an emperor's mausoleum with a unique style. Fuling Mausoleum, built in 1629 and expanded during the Kang Xi and Qian Long reigns ...

Before Kangxi’s Reign (1662 - 1722), the Manchu ... Emperor Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, liked vegetarian food and Western food, and he did not drink wine.

Chu accused others of forgetting their roots, playing games with the descendants of the Yan and Huang emperors — a reference to the inheritors of Han Chinese culture — and mixing up the concepts of a ...

In 1669, the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) made a radical decision and set the wheels in motion for Catholicism to be officially recognised and protected in China.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Castiglione, who lived for many decades in China before his death, served during the reigns of three successive Qing emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, and it was under Qianlong that he ...

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 ...