The Boxer Rebellion was the fourth and largest war, Imperial China fought against Western powers in the nineteenth century. Oddly enough, in its early stages, the Boxer movement was pitted against ...

China’s cities, notes Cotterell (China: A Cultural History), played an important role in symbolizing the legitimacy of a new regime; upstart emperors spent untold treasure and lives on building ...

Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to most of imperial China's people, who could only imagine the grandeur beyond the gates. Hall of ...

For over 1300 years, anyone who wanted to become a civil servant in imperial China had to pass the same exam, the keju. The gruelling tests were an egalitarian route to officialdom, but critics say ...

American art historian sets the record straight on Western misinterpretations of China and its culture Martin Powers, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, is a renowned art historian and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the final article, Nathan Sivin examines studies in the science and medicine of imperial China. He notes that most publication is still ...