Photo provided to China Daily] Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who ruled for much of the 18th century, is ...

Qianlong has been billed as a lady killer, but when he headed to his favorite retreat he had very serious regal duties on his mind. When Emperor Qianlong arrived in Hangzhou for the first time in 1751 ...

Imperial porcelain made during the successive reigns of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) are known for the delicate techniques, fine styles and varieties of decorative ...

Asia Week New York has long been a momentous occasion for Bonhams, and this year is especially meaningful as we usher in our slate of March sales at our newly unveiled New York flagship at Steinway ...

In pre-modern China, peasants constituted the overwhelming majority of the emperor's subjects. And agriculture, their livelihood, was the bedrock upon which the country stood. That's when the Qianlong ...

A young chef in a white toque parks a trolley by the side of the table. On it is a duck; plump and glossy, its skin is an enticing caramel and entirely smooth. With a long knife, the chef shears off ...

Learn more about the Temasek Wreck, Singapore’s ancient shipwreck that carried a record cargo of Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain. A trading vessel that sank in the 14th century lay hidden near ...