China’s final dynasty saw the arts and economy thrive under Manchu rule. But internal and external struggles corroded ...

China's last dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, lasted for over 250 years, from the 17th century to the early 20th century. However, the Qing Dynasty, which had been prosperous for nearly 200 years, began to ...

(Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that Taiwan's "return to China" at the end of World War Two was a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) was the last to rule China before it became a modern nation-state. Art historians produce abundant research on this period, yet the two dozen empresses ...

A puzzle of early 19th century Chinese literature is an autobiography written by an esoteric and libertine clerk, Shen Fu There are few greater curios in classic Chinese literature than Shen Fu's Six ...

From legacy of China’s Qing dynasty to Hong Kong romance films that pushed boundaries, here are seven stories from SCMP’s ...

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong declared the foundation of The People's Republic of China, following a 20-year civil war. In the decades that followed, China experienced an intense cultural and ...

A Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) English textbook shows how people in the 19th century learned English pronunciation. Daily oral English phrases, such as "Tomorrow I will give you an answer" and "Less one ...

Temporary dams (left) near the confluence of the Min and Jin Rivers in China’s Sichuan Province have allowed archaeologists to excavate more than 76,000 artifacts. Many of these artifacts belonged to ...

Editor's note: This series of photos were taken by Thomas Child who was born in Shropshire, the UK, in 1841. In May of 1870, at 29 years old, Child was hired by the Imperial Maritime Customs Service ...

This photo taken on June 28, 2023 shows a five-color silk imperial edict dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Jize County of Handan, north China's Hebei Province.(Xinhua/Zhao Hongyu) A ...