The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists.

The lurid and grotesque stories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein may be seen as a modern echo of the excesses of ancient Chinese imperial harems. The number of women involved was not 3,000, to be sure, but ...

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The temple enshrined the Goddess of Mount Tai (Bixia Yuanjun), widely known in folklore as the "Lady of Mount Tai". This belief was extremely popular in the Ming Dynasty, and the goddess is revered as ...

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Discover Jiang Shan's masterful performance as Empress Dowager Cixi in the riveting palace drama, Deling And Cixi. Read more ...

Amid an explosion of aging research, there are plenty of “biohackers” out there jumping the gun without waiting for proof of efficacy.

The infamous picture of Bill Clinton in a hot tub with a mystery woman is from a 2002 trip to Asia the ex-president took with ...

BEIJING: In a bizarre and gruesome blend of medical belief and extreme filial devotion, many people throughout Chinese history cut flesh from their own thighs to heal sick relatives.

A recently uncovered 14th century shipwreck with a huge cargo of Yuan Dynasty porcelain offers a window into the storied Chinese craft during the era of the Mongol Empire.

This means that highly effective military operations are taking place in a strategic vacuum. Worse, Donald Trump is now pointing to these missions as if the excellence with which they have been ...