For thousands of years, Chinese Emperors maintained harems with numerous wives, selecting concubines from among the noble and ...

Jiajing, twelfth Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty, ascended the throne in an unusual way: by decision of the government, after his predecessor—and cousin—died without leaving descendants. He had to ...

China’s Emperor of Evil is a documentary film directed by Stephen Finnigan. The film follows a team of archaeologists as they embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind the legacy of Wu Zetian, ...

In China's Valley of the Kings, there stands a tall, carved stone. It honors the resting place of a woman named Wu Zetian, who rose from concubine to become China's only female emperor. For more than ...

HENGDIAN, China — If you are going to make a movie in China today about ancient warriors defending a mythical kingdom or a partisan resisting the Japanese occupation in the 1930s, or involving any ...

A legitimate ruler for 15 years – but de facto leader for years more than that – Wu Zetian is remembered as a complex character.

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WHAT WITH his dozens of concubines, his obsession with collecting precious jade and his penchant for inscribing his own (not very good) poems onto ancient paintings, the Qianlong emperor makes an ...